living in a cold cold world sometimes it gets hard and you feel like you can't make it out when I was just a little girl my momma told me don't you worry hold your head, and wear a smile cause you gonna have this when you feel like things ain't going your way just take a moment and pray where would I be (I don't know) where would I be (oh no no) where would I be if you ain't never heard a prayer from me (tell me what) what would I do (oh) what would I do (I don't know) what would I do if I didn't have you to be there for me (yeah.. hmm hmm) I'm so thankful for all the things you done showing me right from wrong ??enclinching?? my soul when all my friends turned their back on me you made me see you're the only one I need where would I be (I don't know) where would I be (oh no no) where would I be if you ain't never heard a prayer from me what would I do (oh) what would I do (oh no no) what would I do if I didn't have you to be there for me (and I thank you lord) chorus X2 wait in the midnight hour I called your name cause I knew you were watching over me and I don't know just where I would be if somebody never said a prayer for me where would I be where would I be (and I thank) where would I be if you ain't never heard a prayer from me (I thank you lord) what would I do (where would I be without you) what would I do what would I do if I didn't have you to be there for me (and what would I do) (repeating in the background) I just wanna thank I just wanna thank you lord oh for never leaving my side for never leaving my side my tragics, and all my tremblations you stayed beside me and I thank I thank I thank I thank (just wanna thank you lord repeating) Oh lord somebody ought to believe oh my lord has been good to me yo oh my lord has been good to me and I'm gonna tell the world I'm gon sing and shout his name (chorus starting in the background) whoo! oh lord where would I be where would I be I wouldn't be standing here tonight yo and I wouldn't be singing this song to yall through my tragics and tremblations you stayed beside me (chorus fades out)