The bright lights of the city are a pretty site 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 good-night kiss Of love and understanding. The good-night 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.
The nights get cold and lonely when you're faraway 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 good-night kiss Of love and understanding. The good-night 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.