Praying for Time Lyrics - Carrie Underwood

1 These are the days of the open hand

2 They will not be the last

3 Look around now

4 These are the days of the beggars

5 And the choosers

6 This is the year of the hungry man

7 Whose place is in the past

8 Hand in hand with ignorance

9 And legitimate excuses

10 The rich declare themselves poor

11 And most of us are not sure

12 If we have too much

13 But we'll take our chances

14 Because God stopped keeping score

15 I guess somewhere along the way

16 He must have let us all out to play

17 Turned his back and all God's children

18 Crept out the back door

19 And it's hard to love,

20 There's so much to hate

21 Hanging on to hope

22 When there is no hope to speak of

23 And the wounded skies above

24 Say it's much too late

25 Well maybe we should all be

26 Praying for time

27 This is the year of the empty hand

28 Oh you hold on to what you can

29 And charity is a coat you wear

30 Twice a year

31 These are the days of the guilty man

32 Your television takes a stand

33 And you find that what was over there

34 Is over here

35 So you scream from behind your door

36 Say what's mine is mine and not yours

37 I may have too much

38 But I'll take my chances

39 Because God stopped keeping score

40 And you cling to the things

41 They sold you

42 Did you cover your eyes when

43 They told you

44 That he can't come back

45 Because he has no children

46 To come back for

47 And it's hard to love,

48 There's so much to hate

49 Hanging on to hope

50 When there is no hope to speak of

51 And the wounded skies above

52 Say it's much much too late

53 Well maybe we should all be

54 Praying for time