"The Only Time I Prayed" lyrics

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
And 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 memory, sweet memory

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
Those curtains see-through
Paris in the background
And her swaying on the balcony
Sweet memory, sweet memory

Any other lover, I
Stole away in the night, any other lover, I
Stole away in the night
Stole away, any other lover, I
Stole away in the night, any other lover
Stole away in the night, any other lover, I
Stole away in the night

And 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 laughs and 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 memory, sweet memory