It don't take much for me to get in trouble

Say something I will regret

I've got a real sharp tongue

It can wound anyone

I struggle to forgive and forget

So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy

And through grace my eyes could see

I pray for the day when I can love somebody

The way that you love me

Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)

It don't take much for me to judge a brother

I can make sinner out of a saint

But when I condemn the man

I don't understand

I reveal more of my own complaint

So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy

And through grace my eyes could see

I pray for the day when I can love somebody

The way that you love me

Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)

It don't make much for me to gossip and slander

And defame the name of some poor child

Yeah I'm shallow and I'm weak

I got a real mean streak

There's a longer list that you could compile

So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy

And through grace my eyes could see

I pray for the day when I can love somebody

The way that you love me

Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)

It don't take much for me to be self righteous

And look down my nose at everyone

But I'm a poor disguise

For the holy and wise

A mere candle compared to the sun

So I pray (I Pray) for some mercy

And through grace my eyes could see

I pray for the day when I can love somebody

The way that you love me

Yeah, the way that you love me (I pray yeah)