Waiting Room Prayer

The clock won't move,

but my shoes wear out the floor These plastic chairs and painted

walls know me

by now

A red light glows behind that heavy swinging door I count each

breath and pray it all turns out somehow

If mercy has a name,

let it be here tonight If heaven hears a man,

then hear me now

Take my days, lay them in her hands Take my breath if

it will help her breathe

I would walk into the dark and never turn around Just let

her wake, let her stay,

let her keep this life with me

I hit my knees where the hallway meets the dawn My hands

shake loose, but I hold onto her name

I tell the quiet sky that I can carry pain If one

heart has to break,

then let it break in me

I am not brave,

I am only begging

I am not strong,

I am barely standing But I would give every beat left in

my chest For one more smile on her lips

Take my days, lay them in her hands Take my breath if

it will help her breathe

I would walk into the dark and never turn around Just let

her wake, let her stay,

let her keep this life with me

Let her keep this life with me

Please

Please

Please let her stay