Prayer - Ray Wylie Hubbard

Sometimes I puzzle 'bout the spirits

And why fear and trembling’s always 'round

Seems the last time God pitched in down here

Was when Pharaoh and his army was drowned

When I seek to unravel the sacred

I get perplexed and overwhelmed

I’m not in tune with the ecclesiastical

Can’t get a fix on the ethereal ground

When all is lost and we have no courage

ain’t gonna get us through

The old folks say «Well now all we can do is pray»

Well perhaps that’s the best thing we can do

I’m not profound or perceptive

Most time I don’t know what I say

It’s likely God don’t need to hear my prayers

I just need to hear me praying