skinny little girl like you shouldn t be out here on the street alone tired and it s getting late and you keep on lying on the telephone and she says wait a minute don t hang up i never thought i d say this to anyone i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you you wake up in an ice cold sweat no one you know we re sleeping anywhere near you try to make your mouth forget but the heaven knows that you haven t been clear she says you don t hold me like you used to so he held her hand and whispered in her ear i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you so i must stay on my knees right here in the dirt with my hands deep in the wound cause even though it may hurt i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you i think i m gonna pray for you 1