Emily Scott Robinson - Lost Woman's Prayer lyrics

I used to pray for my life to be easy Used to wish all my dreams would come true I used to have it planned down to the minute When you’re young that’s just what you do Then I had my heart shattered and scattered And I wandered the world on my own And at a bar down South of the border I met another girl drinkin’ alone I felt that her spirit was kindred And we traded stories ’til dawn Of dead ends and dark times and lovers The red wine poured out like a song Sisterhood softens the edges Of our burdens and worries and cares And as the stars faded into the sunrise She whispered the lost woman’s prayer Grant you grace for the hard days And may you be kind to yourself Run reckless and headlong toward your biggest fears Pull your dusty dreams down off the shelf Let your life be of service Turn your pain into purpose Open your doors to the wind and the rain And may you be forever changed May you be forever changed She caught a ride down to Cabo And I didn’t see her for years But we wrote the occasional letter Confessing our hopes and our fears There were weddings and bank loans and babies Divorces and late-night phone calls And through the ups and the downs And the lost and the founds I remembered that prayer through it all Grant you grace for the hard days And may you be kind to yourself Run reckless and headlong toward your biggest fears Pull your dusty dreams down off the shelf Let your life be of service Turn your pain into purpose Open your doors to the wind and the rain And may you be forever changed May you be forever changed On a night off of tour I called you Said ‘Old friend, I am here in your town’ Had drinks down at Johnny’s on State Street Can’t believe they haven’t torn this place down We laughed til we cried and we gossiped and lied When the bartender asked us our age Let’s raise up our glass, here’s a toast to the past And a toast as we turn a new page… May you be forever changed May we be forever changed May we be forever changed