I brushed some pine needles off of memories today
My fingers traced a stone etched with a date and a name
Of simple country lady so gentle yet so strong
Her mem?ry floods my heart as I recall
She didn?t have a lot but there was something that she knew
And it meant the world when she would say son I?ll pray for you
And whenever she would kneel beside her little rocking chair
She?d turn her simple home into a holy house of prayer
And though she?s gone away
There?s something that I really want to say
Thank you for praying, praying for me
I never could repay the time you spent down on your knees
I?m where I am today
Because you chose to pray and intercede
Thank you for praying, praying for me
Everyone has someone in your life you can recall
A constant source of strength for you whenever you would fall
And when you felt so lonely in times of desperate need
You knew that you could count on them to be down on their knees
To our heroes of the faith
There?s something that we all would love to say
Thank you for praying, praying for me
I never could repay the time you spent down on your knees
I?m where I am today
Because you chose to pray and intercede
Thank you for praying
And when that day comes and all things will be revealed
And our Father lets us see with open eyes
We will understand that we were carried on the wings
Of the prayers of faithful people in our lives
Thank you for praying, praying for me
I never could repay the time you spent down on your knees
I am where I am today
Because you chose to pray and intercede
Thank you for praying, praying for me
For me