Porter Wagoner - My Special Prayer Request lyrics

A little girl stood up in church in a worn and faded dress She made her way up to the front to make a special prayer request She said pray for God to help my mama cause she can't help herself Preacher pray for mama that's my special prayer request Mama started drinking when daddy left our home She just gave up didn't seem to care and everything went wrong Our friends have all stopped coming by and we are so alone Pray to God we'll heal her broken heart and make my mama strong She used to be so pretty and wear such pretty clothes She took us to church on Sunday and she loved us so Mama was so happy then she always seemed so gay But everything changed for mama when my daddy went away There's God up in heaven who deals and answers prayers I'd like to ask all you good people while you gather here Pray for God to help my mama cause she can't help herself Preacher pray for mama that's my special prayer request Preacher pray for mama that's my special prayer request