Little girl down on her kneesSaid now lay me down to sleepLord bless us with a happy homeAnd please make daddy leave me aloneCause the way he kisses her goodnightShe knows that something's just not rightDoes she ask for things to be okayOr ask for wings to fly awayIt's hard for her to knowWhich way to prayShe made it through those troubled yearsBut she's not through with pain and tearsCause it seems the man she choseHas a side that no one knowsHer makeup hides the telltale scarsBut not the wounds inside her heartDoes she ask the Lord for strength to stayOr ask for help to get awaySometimes it's hard to stayIt's hard to know which way to prayLord perhaps our only prayerShould simply ask that you be thereTo give us comfort when we've lost our waySometimes it's hard to knowWhich way to prayThe preacher called and said come homeI'm afraid your daddy's almost goneHate in your heart is no way to liveIt's hard to know which way to prayComes a time when you've got to forgiveSuddenly she was ten years oldShe fought the tears and searched her soulShould she ask the Lord to ease his painOr ask for angels to take him awaySometimes it's hard to know which way to prayCause life is never black and whiteThere's so many shades of graySometimes it's hard to know which way to prayYes, sometimes it's hard to know which way to pray