Cash Johnny Cowboy's Prayer lyrics

Oh Lord, I've never lived where churches grow.
I love creation better as it stood,
You know the day You finished it so long ago,
And looked upon Your work and called it good.
And I know a lot of people find You in the light,
That sifted down tinted window panes.
And yet I seem to feel You near tonight,
In this dim quiet moonlight on the plains.
I thank You Lord,
That I'm not a prisoner of the clock, whistle or bell.
My time is mine,
To roam the range and walk this land I love so well
Make my smile as big and as open as the plains,
And let me be as honest as this horse between my knees
Clean as the wind that blows behind the rains,
Free as the hawk that circles in the breeze!
And forgive me Lord, that sometimes I forget
To thank You for helping me through this life
You know, sometimes I keep my feelings here,
But Lord, You know me better than my mother did
So just keep an eye on all that's done and said
And right me, sometimes when I turn aside,
And guide me on the long, dim trail ahead
That stretches upward toward The Great Divide.
You know Lord I've seen You in the sunshine
And I've felt you in the rain
And I praised You when my belly was full

And I guess sometimes
I gave You the blame when things go wrong
But You know I didn't mean it.
It's just this cowboy's way
While I got a lot of times
I got lost but I never went astray
Now You know some folks
That need more than other folks
And I'm just a simple man
And I see You Lord
In everything that I touch with these two hands
So please accept this little prayer
I offer you tonight
And forgive me if I've done you wrong
You start my day off right Lord
And You know I never lived where churches grow
And I just love creation better as it stood
While the day You finished it so long ago,
And looked upon Your work and called it good.
And I know a lot of people find You in the light,
That sifted down tinted window panes.
And yet I seem to feel You so here tonight
In this dim quiet moonlight on the plains.
Amen, Lord.