Emmylou Harris Prayer In Open D Lyrics

Prayer In Open D Lyrics

(Emmylou Harris)

There`s a valley of sorrow in my soul 
Where every night I hear the thunder roll 
Like the sound of a distant gun 
Over all the damage I have done 
And the shadows filling up this land 
Are the ones I built with my own hand 
There is no comfort from the cold 
Of this valley of sorrow in my soul 

There`s a river of darkness in my blood 
And through every vein I feel the flood 
I can find no bridge for me to cross 
No way to bring back what is lost 
Into the night it soon will sweep 
Down where all my grievances I keep 
But it won`t wash away the years 
Or one single hard and bitter tear 

And the rock of ages I have known 
Is a weariness down in the bone 
I use to ride it like a rolling stone 
Now just carry it alone 

There`s a highway risin` from my dreams 
Deep in the heart I know it gleams 
For I have seen it stretching wide 
Clear across to the other side 
Beyond the river and the flood 
And the valley where for so long I`ve stood 
With the rock of ages in my bones 
Someday I know it will lead me home