Praying Woman

Before that rooster's crowin', she's kitchen table sittin' Underlining the gospel and black coffee sippin' When that sun gets to sinkin', the whole house is restin' And she's thanking God for those fast asleep blessings Might look like she ain't doin' much But she's movin' mountains because

That's the power, the power Of two folded hands, bowed head, bended knees When she whispers, "Dear Jesus" heaven can hear it And that devil gets back to hell runnin' That's the power The power of the prayin' woman (amen) Oh, a prayin' woman (amen)

She puts on a T-shirt, red lipstick, blue jeans But she's wearin' armor that nobody sees Every word she sent up, came answered back down And I'm livin' proof 'cause this lost girl got found

That's the power, the power Of two folded hands, bowed head, bended knees When she whispers, "Dear Jesus", heaven can hear it And that devil gets back to hell runnin' That's the power The power of the prayin' woman (amen)

When a storm gets to brewin' and the war is a ragin' (ragin') Only one way through it (ooh) You keep on prayin' Find truth in the trouble, rise up from the rubble When push comes to shovin' You keep on prayin', woman Prayin' woman

That's the power (that's the power), the power (oh-woah) Of two folded hands, bowed head, bended knees (bowed head, bended knees) When she whispers, "Dear Jesus", heaven can hear it (oh, can hear it) And that devil gets back to hell runnin' (oh, runnin') That's the power (that's the power) The power of the prayin' woman (amen)

Of a prayin' woman Of a prayin' woman (amen) Oh, oh-oh, oh, the power (oh, the power) Oh, the power (oh, the power) Of a prayin' woman (of a prayin' woman)