When A Cowboy Prays

Album: released as a single (2025)
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  • Hangs his hat upon a tree
    Bows his head, bends his knee
    Only asks for what he needs, Jesus listens
    A little bread for today
    A little water, little shade
    To forgive just as he has been forgiven

    When a cowboy prays
    It starts raining in Oklahoma
    Long lost sons come home to mama
    And those stubborn horses break
    When a cowboy prays
    It's a whisper and a rumble
    And it's as strong as it is humble
    This old world just ain't the same
    When a cowboy prays

    Folds his calloused hands together 'round a Bible bound in leather
    Just as worn and just as weathered as the lines upon his face
    All the horses in the stable, all his family 'round the table
    All of Heaven listens in to every word he has to say

    When a cowboy prays
    It starts raining in Oklahoma
    Long lost sons come home to mama
    And those stubborn horses break
    When a cowboy prays
    It's a whisper and a rumble
    It's as strong as it is humble
    This old world just ain't the same
    When a cowboy prays
    When a cowboy prays

    When a cowboy prays, it's for the grit and grace to get back up again
    When a cowboy prays, it starts with thanks and ends in Jesus Name, Amen

    When a cowboy prays, all of Heaven listens
    When a cowboy prays, you don't wanna miss it

    When a cowboy prays
    It starts raining in Oklahoma
    Long lost sons come home to mama
    And those stubborn horses break
    When a cowboy prays
    It's a whisper and a rumble
    It's as strong as it is humble
    This old world just ain't the same
    When a cowboy prays
    Oh, when a cowboy prays

    When a cowboy prays Writer/s: Brandon Lake, Derrick Southerland, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter
    Publisher: ESSENTIAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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