Verse The bright lights of the city are a pretty sight to see Perhaps they’re extra pretty to a country girl like me Temptation waits at every turn and it won’t let me be So mama when you pray tonight Say a special prayer for me I miss your tender goodnight kiss of love and understanding The goodnight kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding So mama when you pray tonight And while you’re on your knees Mama say a special prayer for me Verse The nights get cold and lonely When you’re far away from home And lonely makes it easy for a good girl to go wrong Evil eyes search through the night for lonely girls like me So mama when you pray tonight Say a special prayer for me I miss your tender goodnight kiss of love and understanding The goodnight kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding So mama when you pray tonight And while you’re on your knees Mama say a special prayer for me