Too Late for Prayin'

It was only yesterday
 When I heard the teacher say
 Patiently, one and two make three
 We were children, you and me
 Let us pray for the ones they call
 The children of today
 Nothin' left but promises
 Nothin' much is certain
 All we see is want and need across the board, why thank you Lord
 We're livin' in the glory of your care
 Skies of blue have all turned brown
 To the sound of sighing
 Lord abide, let us stem the tide
 Of broken dreams
 Sometimes you seem to tell us
 It's too late for prayin'
 See the ocean wild and blue
 Think of all that's in her
 She will not surrender to the likes of us, but then she must
 They tell us, wise men tell us, it's too late
 For each child with eyes that smile
 There'll be ten more cryin'
 Lord abide, let us stem the time
 Of helplessness
 But then I guess we're livin'
 Is it too late for tryin'
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 Nothin' here but grains of sand
 Nothin' much worth savin'
 Guess we've all got problems of our own to bear, and still we share
 Tomorrow could get better than today
 To the ones who've loved in vain
 Will you be beholden
 Lord abide, let us stem the tide
 Of broken dreams
 Sometimes you seem to tell us
 It's too late for prayin'