One Last Prayer
from Republic
When there's nothing to hold onto
But a dream made long ago,
And you're fighting for a future
No child of yours will know.
I can see now how it happens.
Choosing not to face the facts.
Holding on to your illusions
Til they stop you in your tracks.
When my eyes are clear
And I stand apart,
I can see it all,
I can hold it in.
It's enough to break your heart.
Why not run?
Why on earth would you stay?
When there’s nothing left to pray for,
Why in God’s name would you pray?
Just run anywhere.
But your eyes lift to God,
Even as you despair.
One last hope.
One last prayer.
When there’s one thing you would die for
Your perspective goes away.
And you question your convictions.
You get on your knees and pray.
But you never knew
Or you learn too late
That you have the fight and you have dream
And it’s why you can’t see straight.
Why not run?
Why on earth would you stay?
When there’s nothing left to pray for,
Why in God’s name would you pray?
Just run anywhere!
But your eyes lift to God even as you despair.
One last hope.
One last prayer.
When a man is good
And he knows what’s right,
He may lose the war
But he’ll stay and fight.
I can’t run,
Where on earth would I go?
There’s no life for me without her.
There’s no happiness I’ll ever know.
What can a man do
But stand and pray?
Lift my eyes up to God,
Even as I despair.
And I feel it as it rises -
One last chance,
One last hope.
One last prayer.
