Well, I'm the kind of man who was raised up to believeThe path that takes you through your lifeShould be straight as it can beWell, my wandering ways have led me toSome painful memoryNow the devil's come to take my soulSo won't you save a prayer for me?When I was a young man I knew I'd see the dayWhen everything I ever loved would all be swept awayAll the moonlit tides have never made a difference to meNow you better save a prayer for meOh, won't you save a prayer, save a prayerAnd show me that somebody out there really caresSomeday you're gonna wish that you walked this way with meNow you better save a prayer for meOh, won't you save a prayer, save a prayerAnd show me that somebody out there really caresSomeday you're gonna wish that you walked this way with meOh, now you better save a prayer for meWell, I've been around the world to a place I can't recallAnd I've done things that make a mortal man kneel down and crawlNow the devil's got control of what's on inside of meNow you better save a prayer for meOh, won't you save a prayer, save a prayerAnd show me that somebody out there really caresSomeday you're gonna wish that you walked this way with meNow you better save a prayer for meWell, I wish that you could seeWhat these tired eyes have seenBoy, they no longer have the glowOf the man that he used to beBut there's still a flame inside of meOh, that burns so endlesslyNow the devil's come to take my soulOh, won't you save a prayer for meOh, won't you save a prayer, save a prayerAnd show me that somebody out there really caresSomeday you're gonna wish that you walked this way with meNow you better save a prayer for meOh, won't you save a prayer, save a prayerAnd show me that somebody out there really caresSomeday you're gonna wish that you walked this way with meNow you better save a prayer for meNow you better save a prayer for meNow you better save a prayer for me