I wore my shoes until they hurt
That year that Daddy couldn’t work
Because we had to live without and just make do
We emptied out our penny jar
Then they came and took our car
Man it seemed like we had nothing left to lose

But at the end of every day
Dad would call us all to pray
And as we knelt right there beside him he would say...

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Thank-you for home, thank-you for family
And the friends that get us by
That we laugh with when we’re happy,
And lean on when we cry
Thank-you for hopes and dreams and wishes
And for filling up our lives
With all the riches money can’t buy.

When Daddy got back on his feet
Man it seemed like easy street
I had never felt as rich as I did then
He bought us all new Sunday clothes
Even socks without the holes
And on paydays we’d go out to eat again

But even though his luck had changed
Daddy's prayers remained the same
I can still remember every word today, he’d say…

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Now I'm raising my own family
And even though we do alright
I still pray like Daddy taught me
When I talk to God at night...

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