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MY MAMA PRAYED

by Dom Franco

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Based on a true story: I was playing music in Bars and Nightclubs long before turning 21 years old. My Pedal Steel guitar had opened up doors I should never have walked through. Every country band wanted a Steel player so I got lots of gigs and went on the road causing my mother a lot of grief. She worried constantly about my lifestyle and the people I traveled with. She always asked me to "Go to Church" every time we talked. I eventually did go to a church, and I really did steal my first Bible from a Hotel room. I was wonderfully saved and later gave that Bible to a hitchhiker after I got a King James of my own.

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MY MAMA PRAYED words and music by: Dom Franco (c.) 2023

Took my Guitar and I left home Just to try to make it on my own,
On a heart-broke horse chasing empty dreams
So I joined a traveling band, out on the road playing one night stands
Cowboy hats, and boots and Denim Jeans.
Out and about with a rowdy crowd, I was living wild, playing music loud
Though it ain’t quite as exciting as that seems

I know that Mama was praying for me, in every letter she'd write
Go to church son, just for me.
I knew my way of life was breaking her heart, and I hated that my stubborn pride had pulled us apart. but Mama prayed.

The years can waste away too soon, when you're sleeping in a
hotel room and tryin hard to hold back all your tears
The Gideon's bible by my bed was begging me to just be read,
with the Answers to my questions and my fears.
I reckoned there’d be no real harm, so I tucked that Bible
underneath my arm And I walked into a church after all those years.

I knew that Mama was still praying for me, in every letter she'd write
Please go to church son, just for me.
I bowed my head and asked God for a new start
Then Jesus came and made His home in my heart. Mama prayed

I couldn’t wait to tell her when I got home, so I ran out the door
and called On the phone, for every wayward son, a mother’s love grows, and God still Answers prayer Just ask me,
I’m someone who knows. Mama Prayed,
Oh how my Mama Prayed and I thank God my Mama Prayed.

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released May 24, 2023

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Dom Franco Beaverton, Oregon

Dom Franco Steel Guitarist, toured with bands and played many studio sessions. He then made a decision to leave the clubs & bars and gave his life & music to Jesus. While
attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, he joined the Maranatha Music Group "Bethlehem" and played Pedal Steel with "Daniel Amos" In recent years Pastor Dom Franco continues to minister in music and teach Bible studies. ... more

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