Perhaps theyre extra pretty to a country girl like me
Temptation waits at every turn and it wont let me be
So mama when you pray tonight
Say a special prayer for me
I miss your tender good-night kiss of love and understanding
The good-night kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding
So mama when you pray tonight
And while youre on your knees
Mama say a special prayer for me
The nights get cold and lonely
When youre faraway from home
And lonely makes it easy for a good girl to go wrong
Evil eyes search through the night for lonely girls like me
So mama when you pray tonight
Say a special prayer for me
I miss your tender good-night kiss of love and understanding
These good-night kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding
So mama when you pray tonight
And while youre on your knees
Mama say a special prayer for me