It don't take much for me to get in trouble
Say something I will regret
I've got a real sharp tongue
It can wound anyone
I struggle to forgive and forget
So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy
And through grace my eyes could see
I pray for the day when I can love somebody
The way that you love me
Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)
It don't take much for me to judge a brother
I can make sinner out of a saint
But when I condemn the man
I don't understand
I reveal more of my own complaint
So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy
And through grace my eyes could see
I pray for the day when I can love somebody
The way that you love me
Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)
It don't make much for me to gossip and slander
And defame the name of some poor child
Yeah I'm shallow and I'm weak
I got a real mean streak
There's a longer list that you could compile
So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy
And through grace my eyes could see
I pray for the day when I can love somebody
The way that you love me
Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)
It don't take much for me to be self righteous
And look down my nose at everyone
But I'm a poor disguise
For the holy and wise
A mere candle compared to the sun
So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy
And through grace my eyes could see
I pray for the day when I can love somebody
The way that you love me
Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)