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    The bright lights of this city are a pretty sight to see,
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    perhaps they`re extra pretty to a country girl like me.
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    Temptation waits at every turn, and it won`t let me be.
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    So, Mama, when you pray tonight, say a special prayer for me.

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I miss your tender goodnight kiss of love and understanding,
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the good night kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding.
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So, Mama, when you pray tonight,
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and while you`re on your knees,
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Mama, say a special prayer for me.

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    The nights get cold and lonely, when you`re far away from home,
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    and lonely makes it easy for a good girl to go wrong.
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    Evil eyes search through the night for lonely girls like me.
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    So, Mama, when you pray tonight say a special prayer for me.