He was standing on the corner again   While she was praying for God to forgive his sin   And out of nowhere, two inches of lead   To him it's still a mystery, how the bullet missed his head?      But granny cried, "Lord Jesus, help my baby boy   'Cause he ain't doin' the things that he's supposed to," yeah, yeah   Then she cried, "Lord Jesus, it would bring me joy   To see him live to be someone who loves you"      'Cause you can't keep livin' on granny's Angel   See it's about time you get one of your own   I'm telling you can't keep livin' on granny's Angel   'Cause whatcha gonna do when granny's gone      Stuck in traffic at a quarter 'til nine   Shirley's cursing, oops that fatal wreck on my side   No compassion 'cause she don't realize   Had she been any earlier, boom it would have been her life      But this is what happened   But Granny cried, "Lord Jesus, help my baby girl   To do the things she knows that she's supposed to"   Then she cried, "Lord Jesus, it would mean the world   To see her live to be someone who loves you"      'Cause you can't keep livin' on granny's Angel, no, no   See it's about time you get one of your own   I'm telling you can't keep livin 'on granny's Angel   'Cause whatcha gonna do when granny's gone      See we've all been a little guilty of   Living on the prayers of somebody else from time to time   Sometimes it's the prayers of your mama   Sometimes it's the prayers of your daddy   And sometimes it's the prayers of your little old granny      But the truth of the matter is God didn't have any stepchildren   He has no grandchildren, only sons and daughters   So I'm here to let you know   You can't keep livin' on somebody elses Angel   'Cause it's time you get one of your own      'Cause you can't keep livin' on granny's Angel   It's about time you get one of your own   I'm telling you, you can't keep livin' on granny's Angel   I said whatcha gonna do when granny's gone   I said whatcha gonna do when, think about it   Whatcha gonna do when grannys gone      'Cause you can't keep livin' on   No you can't keep livin' on   Whatcha gonna do when   Whatcha gonna do   Whatcha gonna do when   I'm asking you   Whatcha gonna do when   Whatcha gonna do when gone