I've been to chuch on sundays
and I've been in jail
I've put my family through living hell
and I've been a heavy cross to bare
on the wings of mama's prayers

I spent her last dollar on something bad for me
I finally hit rock bottom couldn't get up on my knees
but the strength came to lift me up from there
on the wings of mama's prayers

I see her by the bed with her Bible opened wide
looking up at Heaven with tears in her eyes
She knew when I was troubled she knew when I was scared
And I found salvation on the wings of mama's prayers

I was lost in the darkness searching for the end
but the light of mama's love led me back again
and if I've got a place in Heaven I'll get there on the wings of mama's prayers

I see her by the bed with her Bible opened wide
looking up at Heaven with tears in her eyes
she knew when I was troubled she knew when I was scared
and I found salvation on the wings of mama's prayers

yeah I'm still holding on the wings of mama's prayers