Prayers - Stephen Kellogg

So, your life did not work out the way you wanted, join the club

The success the others flaunted killed off your remaining buzz

Nothing like you thought you’d be, believe me, I’ve been there too

When life brings you to your knees and you feel like you can’t move

Know that this is true:

Every unkind thing we say leads to our unhappiness

No one in the world gets by without feeling bad sometimes

I’m not trying to be a jerk, but say your prayers

Get off your ass and get back to work

Those who stand for nothing never win much in the end

Just because you don’t offend them doesn’t mean that they’re your friends

You thought logic would prevail, that the facts would tell the tale

But from what I’ve seen, they’ll wear their blind obedience like a veil

Still this rule never fails:

That every unkind thing we say only drives the love away

No one in the world gets by without feeling bad sometimes

I’m not trying to be a jerk, but say your prayers

Get off your ass and get back to work

And there’s nothing like a dog fight

Where everybody thinks they’re right

To remind us that a prayer is not an answer, just a light

Even if you’re only getting by

Start to wonder why you even try

Say the things you need to say

But if the words won’t come to you

Clear your head and tell the truth

No one in the world gets by without feeling bad sometimes

And I’m not trying to be a jerk, but say your prayers

Get off your ass and get back to work