Brothers and Sisters Prayer is a powerful thing In these tryin' times, we pray We pray hard But, there are some matters Where we would be better servants of the Lord By acceptin' was it And not botherin' him Come on! You can't pray the gay away (You can't pray the gay away) No matter what your preacher say (No matter what your preacher say) There's no fighting DNA You can't pray the gay away ♪ Mama, oh, mama, you can't blame yourself Just 'cause your baby boy took your high heels off the shelf Daddy, thought football would make a man of him But now he spends all his time cruising the gym You can't pray the gay away (You can't pray the gay away) No matter what your preacher say (No matter what your preacher say) There's no fighting DNA You can't pray the gay away ♪ Well, the Reverend Bill, at the church of Christ Says he needs reprogramming "That boy ain't right" Send him off to camp where he could get fixed Had the summer of his life Never saw so many dicks, ha-ha You can't pray the gay away (You can't pray the gay away) No matter what your preacher say (No matter what your preacher say) There's no fighting DNA You can't pray the gay away ♪ You may not know it But you know lots of them Statistically speakin' One out of every ten Every family's got one You might call him Auntie Fred Mama says he harmless, 'lest, he's tryin' to give you head Aw! You can't pray the gay away (You can't pray the gay away) No matter what your preacher say (No matter what your preacher say) There's no fighting DNA You can't pray the gay away Hey, you can't pray the gay away A-men Hallelujah Bless your heart