I'd been to church on Sunday, and I'd been in jail   And I put my family through livin' hell   And I'd been a heavy cross to bear   On the wings of mama's prayers      I spent her last dollar on somethin' bad for me   I finally hit rock bottom, couldn't get up on my knees   But the strength came to lift me up from there   On the wings of mama's prayers      I see her by the bed with her Bible open wide   Lookin' up at Heaven with tears in her eyes   She knew when I was troubled, she knew when I was scared   And I found salvation on the wings of mama's prayers      I was lost in the darkness searchin' for the end   But the light of mama's love led me back again   An' if I've got a place in Heaven, I'll get there   On the wings of mama's prayers      I see her by the bed with her Bible open wide   Lookin' up at Heaven with tears in her eyes   She knew when I was troubled, she knew when I was scared   And I found salvation on the wings of mama's prayers   I'm still holdin' on to the wings of mama's prayers