[Verse 1] Man, my mama had a way of teachin' us to pray Yeah, we'd gather in a circle on the floor My sisters and me, we'd bow our heads and plead 'Til it felt like we were knockin' on heaven's door And she'd start out by thankin' Him for all that we had A humble home, a garden hose, and the clothes on our back Then she prayed for all the kids who were starvin' and cold And every Christmas we'd load up all the toys that we owned [Chorus] It was like a prayer in a shoebox, and she'd seal it up with faith She'd wrap it up in a hymn and a little bit of grace She'd sing "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and we'd go to sleep in peace And Mama knew the Good Lord was listenin' on Christmas Eve And when you're seven years old, it's hard to understand Why you gotta give away your He-Man action man She said, "There's little boys and girls who don't have anything So if we just share a little bit, we can make the whole world sing" A prayer in a shoebox [Verse 2] Well, one year I remember, the ground was frozen over The winter storm was hittin' and I prayed for it to stop 'Cause we didn't have much money and it wasn't lookin' sunny I remember Mama lookin' at me like I was all she got She said, "Everything's gonna be alright, now don't you worry, son God loves all His children and He knows every one And you know it ain't about the toys, and it ain't about the fun It's about family and faith and when it's said and done [Chorus] We are all just a prayer in a shoebox, sealed up with faith Wrapped up in a hymn and a little bit of grace Singin' "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and sleepin' in peace 'Cause the Good Lord is listenin' on Christmas Eve" And when you're seven years old, it's hard to understand How Santa Claus is gonna make it through the snow without a sleigh And she said, "If you really wanna see a miracle, believe And when you wake up on Christmas mornin', you will
