The Only Time I Prayed

She said, "I love the way you see me"

Like I could ever see her any other way

I write these songs instead of sleeping

Still, there's so much that I won't get a chance to say

The only time I prayed was in my bedroom

I never got the sense anybody heard me speak

It's funny how the dark can make us all believers

I bet He watches down and says, "This is when they'll ask for me"

(Sweet memories, sweet memories)

Oh, I loved you in the evening

Oh, and every other second of the day

I know my heart was always breaking

When you laughed, all of the pieces found a place

At this point, I should say, I can recall her perfume

Scenes of where we're from, and dreams, and fields

And on that autumn day with those curtains see-through

Paris in the background, and her swaying on the balcony

(Sweet memories, sweet memories)

Any other lover I stole away tonight

Any other lover I stole away tonight

Stole away

Any other lover I stole away tonight

Any other lover I stole away tonight

Any other lover I stole away tonight

When the tears had started streaming

In the name of love that never could have stayed

But aren't we lucky that we knew the feeling?

When it was true and all the world just fell away

I'll talk about your smile, your song, your virtue

But there's life in smaller things and they're gonna stay with me

Darling, in this world, they'll try to hurt you

Heavy is the heart that once upon a time was free

(Sweet memories, sweet memories)