“A Simpler Prayer” (Remastered)

Verse 1 When I was a kid, I dreamed big and wide A house with a front yard full of flowers alive A backyard garden where the tomatoes grow Hands in the dirt, letting slow days flow I dreamed of a family, complete and whole Healthy kids with laughter in their soul Praying together before the night ends Sunday church, then driving nowhere with friends Verse 2 I dreamed of a job that would pay me well One I’d still love when I’m tired as hell Something I’d keep till my hands can’t try A purpose to hold as the years pass by Pre-Chorus But time has a way of teaching the heart That life isn’t gold right from the start Chorus So now I whisper a quieter prayer Not for riches, not for more than my share Just a stable job to get us through A healthy mind, a body that still can do I pray my children won’t walk my pain That their dreams won’t be earned through the same hard rain Give them the things I wished for back then Let their road be softer than mine has been Verse 3 I’ve learned that honey don’t fall from the sky And faith sometimes shakes when the nights go by But I still believe in morning light In getting back up, in choosing to fight Bridge And if I could ask for one thing more Let love stay steady at our door Someone who chooses us every day Loves me and my kids, and never walks away Final Chorus So this is my prayer, simple and true For daily bread and strength to move If we have love, if we have time Then maybe this life is already kind Outro I don’t need the house or the perfect plan Just grace enough for where I stand A quieter dream, but it’s still enough This simpler prayer, this honest love