say a prayer tonight

oh-whoa

oh

whoa

yeah

softly now the evening falls

the house is still

a fire glows

i tiptoe gently down the hall

watch them sleeping there

in the fading embers of this day

i think of all the many ways

that you were here with us today

and i say a prayer

goodnight

for faces like a soft surprise

for talks of toys and excited cries

and the promise of those tender cries

i say a prayer

a grateful prayer tonight

in a father's strong but loving hands

for patience when i don't understand

and for this place to rest my feet again

i want to thank you

for family prayers and evening meals

for hopes and hugs and knees that heal

for all these wonders that i feel

when i'm holding them

i thank you again

for the dreams a man and wife can share

for the home you've trusted to our care

for the love that we know will always be there

i say a prayer

a grateful prayer

i pray this prayer

goodnight

oh

goodnight