Lyrics
Intro
Pray pray pray pray pray pray pray pray pray pray
Holy Father up in heaven
Kingdom come will be done
Verse 1
Should have been long gone now
Yeah shouldn't be living
Time after time I chose wrong after wrong
I deserve what I been getting
You think I'd learn my lesson
I've been playing with fire
Get burned every time
Night after night oh I tried then I tried
Didn't know what I was missing
Chorus
Somebody's praying praying praying praying for me
Somebody's praying praying praying praying for me
Somebody's praying praying praying praying for me
Somebody's praying praying for me
Verse 2
Mama on her knees at night
Hoping God will save my life
Preacher look me in the eyes
Saying son you're gonna be all right
This is my flesh and blood
Help me Lord help me Lord
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
My preacher says
Holy Father up in Heaven pray pray
Hallowed be Thy name pray pray
Kingdom come will be done Lord
My Daddy says
Holy Father up in Heaven pray pray
Hallowed be Thy name pray pray
Kingdom come will be done Lord
Won't you help me won't you help me?
Holy Father up in Heaven pray pray
Hallowed be Thy name pray pray
Kingdom come will be done Lord pray pray
Won't you help me?
My brother says
Holy Father up in Heaven pray pray
Hallowed be Thy name pray pray
Kingdom come will be done Lord pray pray
Outro
Yeah somebody's praying praying praying praying for me
Somebody's praying praying praying praying for me
Somebody's praying praying praying praying for me
Somebody's praying thank You Lord praying thank You Lord praying praying for me
Somebody must be praying
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Somebody's Praying" is a testimony song built on the idea that intercession from family sustains someone through repeated self-destructive choices. The first verse admits directly that the singer should not have survived this long, describing a pattern of choosing wrong again and again despite knowing better, comparing the behavior to repeatedly playing with fire and getting burned. Rather than crediting willpower for still being alive, the song credits other people's prayers, naming a mother on her knees at night and a preacher offering reassurance and calling the singer family. The chorus keeps that credit simple and repeated, someone praying, without specifying exactly what changes as a result, treating the prayer itself as the notable event. The bridge shifts into direct quotation of the Lord's Prayer, recited in turn by a preacher, a father, and a brother, tying the personal testimony to a shared, familiar form of prayer rather than an invented one. Structurally the song moves from confession to gratitude, closing with thanks offered to God rather than resolution of the specific struggle described earlier.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 6:9-10 The Lord's Prayer, directly quoted throughout the bridge: "Holy Father... hallowed be Thy name... kingdom come, will be done."
- James 5:16 States that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective, matching the song's premise that family prayer sustains the singer.