The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I pray for peace and equality
I pray for opportunity
I pray for everything that I feel is due to me
I pray for both of my parents
I pray for mother and father
I pray for prayin to God let me put meals on the altar
I pray for niggaz I'm missin
I pray for niggaz in prison
I pray for niggaz in the ground
Can't wait to hear the sound of mothafuckin laughter
Asking God to have mercy on the Pastor
You know my heart
I pray for niggaz with no where to stay
They put them people on the street every other day
It's people starving right here in our country man
But yet we still dropping food in Afghanistan
Don't understand
I pray for the congress, I pray for the president
I pray for that nigga locked down with no evidence
It's all gone be straight cuz
it's all depending on the level of your faith cuz
I'm prayin for ya
[Hook: x2]
I know I ain't no pastor
But I still pray
I'm thankful for the sunshine like everyday
Too many things taken for granted, don't understand it
Don't stray away from them
You gots to pray for em
I pray for niggaz with nothing
I pray for all of my cousins
I pray for all of my people, we all here struggling
I pray for all of the teachers
I pray for all of the preachers
I pray for wisdom and knowledge
What makes me a leader
I pray for all of my rights
I pray for all of my wrongs
I pray for all of my niggaz that's dead and gone
Guess we'll holla in the after life
I always heard them say that death was a small price
A sacrifice
I pray for the orphans
I pray for all of the homeless
The reason we suffer cause God knows we the strongest
Together we stand, divided we fuckin fall
Come with a plan understand we can kill 'em all
I pray for the weak
I pray for the weary
I pray for that nigga that listen to me sincerely
Its all gone be straight cuz
Its all depending on the level of your faith cuz
I'm prayin for ya
[Hook x6]
I pray for opportunity
I pray for everything that I feel is due to me
I pray for both of my parents
I pray for mother and father
I pray for prayin to God let me put meals on the altar
I pray for niggaz I'm missin
I pray for niggaz in prison
I pray for niggaz in the ground
Can't wait to hear the sound of mothafuckin laughter
Asking God to have mercy on the Pastor
You know my heart
I pray for niggaz with no where to stay
They put them people on the street every other day
It's people starving right here in our country man
But yet we still dropping food in Afghanistan
Don't understand
I pray for the congress, I pray for the president
I pray for that nigga locked down with no evidence
It's all gone be straight cuz
it's all depending on the level of your faith cuz
I'm prayin for ya
[Hook: x2]
I know I ain't no pastor
But I still pray
I'm thankful for the sunshine like everyday
Too many things taken for granted, don't understand it
Don't stray away from them
You gots to pray for em
I pray for niggaz with nothing
I pray for all of my cousins
I pray for all of my people, we all here struggling
I pray for all of the teachers
I pray for all of the preachers
I pray for wisdom and knowledge
What makes me a leader
I pray for all of my rights
I pray for all of my wrongs
I pray for all of my niggaz that's dead and gone
Guess we'll holla in the after life
I always heard them say that death was a small price
A sacrifice
I pray for the orphans
I pray for all of the homeless
The reason we suffer cause God knows we the strongest
Together we stand, divided we fuckin fall
Come with a plan understand we can kill 'em all
I pray for the weak
I pray for the weary
I pray for that nigga that listen to me sincerely
Its all gone be straight cuz
Its all depending on the level of your faith cuz
I'm prayin for ya
[Hook x6]
Lyrics submitted by p609
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