Soul Salvation

When the world comes down on me
 I don't feel each and every pound on me
 Because there's something that I know
 That lightens up my load
 Here it is:
 Mama, you're my soul salvation
 You are my soul salvation
 Only you
 Pray for me the way you do
 Even when I need help
 To save me from myself
 Yes, indeed
 Mama, you're my soul salvation
 You are my soul salvation
 Whatever the burden that darkens my brow
 You pull the curtain that lets me see out
 And if my glass is half empty, too
 I raise it half full just because of you
 So here's to you
 For loving me the way you do
 Just to see it in your eyes
 Sets my spirit to rise
 And if I should slip at all
 You break my fall
 With a smile
 Mama, you're my soul salvation
 You are my soul salvation