somewhere in the world today a little girl will go out to play all dressed up in mama s clothes at least the way that i suppose it goes somewhere in the world tonight before she reaches to turn out the light she ll be prayin from a tender heart a simple prayer that s a work of art and i don t even know her name but i m prayin for her just the same that the lord will write his name upon her heart cause somewhere in the course of this life a little boy will need a godly wife so hold on to jesus baby wherever you are somewhere in the world out there that little girl s learnin how to care she s pickin up her mama s charms or maybe swingin round in her daddy s arms somewhere in the world to be though the future s not real clear to me theirs could be a tender love grounded in eternal love above and i don t even know her name but i m prayin for her just the same that the lord will write his name upon her heart cause somewhere in the course of this life my little boy will need a godly wife so hold on to jesus baby wherever you are oh hold on to jesus baby wherever you are