A Prayer On Your Lips Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
A Prayer On Your Lips
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Arthur Leo Owens
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prayer on your
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lips is like
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freedom in your
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hand
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Dear momma remember little Johnny Moses
The kid that used to
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swipe your apple pies
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Well today I saw little Johnny Moses
Kiss the world
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goodbye
A sniper's bullet got him momma
He was face down in the
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sand
And
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when I got to little Johnny momma
I found this message in his hands
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Dear
America
Today I'd gladly give my life to
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keep ole Glory ruling
Now I hope you understand
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me cause you see
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I don't have much schooling
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I know back home some folks are
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filled with hating Christ
Have they forgotten who's backing up our stars and
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America I love you so please try to under
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stand
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prayer on your
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lips is like
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freedom in your
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hand
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The
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breath of God will drive the flow of
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blood across the land
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prayer on your
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lips is like
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freedom in your
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I heard a bullet scream and a body hit the
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sod
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this dying soldier as
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he made his peace
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with
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So tell America momma and try to make 'em understand
That a
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prayer on your
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lips is like
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freedom in your
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hand
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FAQ
Who sang the the song A Prayer On Your Lips?
- The song A Prayer On Your Lips was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
