Gordon Lightfoot - Too Late For Prayin' |
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Too Late For Prayin'
Gordon Lightfoot It was only yesterday We were children, you and me When I heard the teacher say Patiently, one and two make three Let us pray for the ones they call Nothin' left but promises The children of today Nothin' much is certain All we see is want and need across the board, why thank you lord We're livin' in the glory of your care Skies of blue have all turned brown To the sound of cryin Sometimes you seem to tell us Lord abide, let us stem the tide Of broken dreams It's too late for prayin' Think of all that's in her See the ocean wild and blue She will not surrender to the likes of us, but then she must For each child with eyes that smile They tell us, wise men tell us, it's too late Lord abide, let us stem the time There'll be ten more cryin' Of helplessness Is it too late for prayin' But then I guess we're livin' Nothin' much worth savin' Guess we've all got problems of our own to bear, and still we share Nothin' here but grains of sand Tomorrow could get better than today To the ones who've loved in vain Will ya be beholden Lord abide, let us stem the tide Of broken dreams It's too late for prayinSometimes ya seem to tell us |
