This is my lover's prayer I hope it'll reach out to you, my love This is my lover's prayer And I hope you can understand it, my love My life is such a weary thing But it might be old pressure bringing rain You keep me wanting, waiting and wishing When I know deep down I'm not to blame What you gonna do tonight When you need some loving arms to hold you tight? Tell me, what you gonna do tonight When you need my heavy voice to tell you goodnight? Honey, but you can't let that be no problem You've got to come on home and help me solve 'em Yeah, I won't be missing you And honey, my lover's prayer would be all over, oh my ♪ What can the matter be, now? It can't be too serious, we can't talk it over Living in this misery, darling You can't make my life all over Honey, but you don't let that be no problem Just come on home and help me solve 'em Then I won't be missing you, I won't keep missing you And my lover's prayer would be all over It got to be all over Honey, all over Don't keep my life going 'round so many circles This is my lover's prayer C'mon, c'mon hold me, Lord This is my lover's prayer I'm singin' out to you And I hope it all reaches y'all This is my lover's prayer I hope it gets to you