Empty Prayers Lyrics - Mary J. Blige

1 I try my best to keep you here

2 But it's hard to hold a shadow

3 You said goodbye but I couldn't hear

4 Too busy praying for a miracle

5 And you left me on my knees

6 You just walked out the door

7 You didn't even have the decency to intervene

8 While I was begging God for you to love me

9 I prayed about us every night, mhmm

10 Boy I know you had to hear me

11 You could have stopped me then and told the truth

12 But instead, you put a pillow over your head

13 Oh, and you left me on my knees, yeah

14 You just walked out the door, babe

15 You didn't even have the decency to intervene

16 While I was begging God for you to love me

17 You should have told me it was useless

18 That I was praying empty prayers, yeah

19 But you hopped in your car, pulled out your keys

20 While you were leaving, I was begging God for you to love me

21 And I know that He has something better to do

22 Than to sit and listen to a broken-hearted fool

23 Could have been saving the world from a tragedy

24 But instead He was listening to me

25 I was asking, beggin' for a sign

26 To bring comfort to this lonely heart of mine

27 But apparently you're not what I need

28 I guess you walking out was Him answering

29 You left me on my knees, baby

30 You just walked out the door

31 You didn't even have the decency to intervene

32 While I was begging God for you to love me

33 I try my best to keep you here

34 But it's hard to hold a shadow