Night I Learned How Not To Pray
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I was Glaying on my belly in the Cmiddle of the living room Gfloor
I was Emwatching Howdy Doody so I'm Aguessing it was right around Amfour D
When I Gsaw my baby brother Ctumbling from the top of the Cstairs Em
He was Glying limp and silent and the Dblood was trickling through his shiny Ghair
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When my mom Gsaw my little brother she said you Cbetter run and get your Gdad
And her Emvoice was high and she was Ashaking so I knew this was Ambad D
Well we Gstood out by the mailbox watching Cher and dad and brother drive Caway Em
And I Gdidn't waste no time I got down Don my knees right there and I Gbegan to pray
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Well I Gprayed into the evening never Ceven took the time to have a Gbite
I was Emsure if I prayed hard Aenough that God would make it Amright D
We were Gat the kitchen table long past Cbedtime when we finally Ggot that call Em
And I Gknew that it was over when my Dsister slammed that phone against the Gwall C
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GThat night I Clearned how Gnot to pray
EmGod does what Ahe wants to Amany way D
G And I never did tell my Cmother
I Gkept it from my sisters and all my Cbrothers
G That was the night I Dlearned how not to Gpray C
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It was G41 years later when I Ctook my brother's Gpicture out of that box
EmHung it on the wall sat Aacross from him and I began to Amtalk D
GWhen the evening started I Cdidn't know what I was going to Gsay Em
But Gbefore the night was over I told them Dall about how I learned not to Gpray C
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GThat night I Clearned how Gnot to pray
EmGod does what AGod wants to Am don't he any way D
G And I never did tell my Cmother
I Gkept it from my sisters and all my Cbrothers
G That was the night I Dlearned how not to Gpray C
G That was the night I Dlearned how not to Gpray CWhoa oh
G That was the night I Dlearned how not to Gpray