I pray for dem who cut me down who try to make me frown Who push me hard into the water try to make me drown Throwing paint into my face so I looked like a clown And laugh at me behind my back when I head into town. I pray for dem who say mean things and judge me like a fool Who tell their friends and neighbours, all who'll listen that I'm far from cool Make up stories to hunt me down with lies and other vicious tools Stick the knife into my back weigh me down this tired mule so I know what to do Pray for them I pray for them I want to dig them out the dirt like a precious gem Pray for them, I pray for them So I forgive the ones who throw cold water onto flames Trying to put out the fire and then pass the blame Speak ill of all others who've been allies to this dame I believed them for a while but now I feel so ashamed I was blind to wicked ways, hatred they used against good friends Swaying my desires to seek what they wanted See me fall down and live like I've been haunted Pray for them I pray for them I want to dig them out the dirt like a precious gem Pray for them, I pray for them