[00:08.38]Daddy put in his forty years,
[00:10.81]got his gold watch, and then they sent him home.
[00:13.93]
[00:15.68]I never knew what a struggle was like
[00:18.60]until I cried tears on his stone.
[00:21.30]
[00:23.28]He was just a kinder-will lived
[00:26.41]and died on the layaway plan.
[00:29.16]
[00:30.02]But Lord hear the prayer of a Common Man.
[00:34.70]
[00:35.46]Alleluia. Is anybody out there?
[00:40.69]
[00:42.83]Alleluia Does anybody care?
[00:47.88]
[00:50.31]Life takes its toll on the heart and soul,
[00:54.24]but I'm doing the best I can.
[00:57.17]
[00:58.10]Lord hear the prayer of a Common Man.
[01:02.47]
[01:10.11]A little girl needed braces
[01:12.04]but it cost a couple thousand bucks.
[01:15.16]
[01:16.46]She has a beautiful smile
[01:18.60]but it'll be awhile on my new/used pickup truck.
[01:23.21]
[01:23.83]This house of cards I built is mortgaged to the hills
[01:28.14]and its sinking in the sand.
[01:30.89]
[01:31.82]Lord hear the prayer of a Common Man.
[01:36.43]
[01:37.25]Alleluia. Is anybody out there?
[01:42.81]
[01:44.74]Alleluia Does anybody care?
[01:49.53]
[01:52.15]Life takes its toll on the heart and soul,
[01:56.21]but I'm doing the best I can.
[01:59.08]
[02:00.14]Lord hear the prayer of a Common Man.
[02:04.94]
[02:08.19]I'm not looking for charity,
[02:10.62]I just need some clarity.
[02:12.06]
[02:12.74]I've got people counting on me.
[02:15.61]And I'm tired that's all
[02:17.92]I'm up against the wall.
[02:20.29]Lord hear me when I call.
[02:26.19]Alleluia. I know your up there.
[02:31.61]
[02:33.42]Alleluia. I know you care.
[02:38.85]
[02:40.99]Life takes its toll on the heart and soul,
[02:44.87]but I'm doing the best I can.
[02:47.81]
[02:48.43]Lord hear the prayer of a Common Man.
[02:53.62]
[02:55.05]Lord hear the prayer of this Common Man.