When I was a boy, I said my prayers every night,
just before I went to sleep.
I prayed for good health for my family
and the Lord my soul to keep.

I prayed for peace all around the world,
what joy that would bring -
And before I said Amen, some nights I'd add,
Oh, Lord, there's just one more thing.

There's a test at school tomorrow, I want to stay home,
I can't even pretend to be sick.
My mom won't believe me, I've tried it before,
by now she knows my every trick.

I'm not asking for a disaster, like an earthquake or a flood,
something simple would do just fine -
I know that you are busy, you got a lot on your mind,
I don't mean to be out of line.

Could you make it snow all night?
Turn the whole world white?
There'll be no school tomorrow and I'll be all right,
If you just make it snow all night.

Now that I'm grown up I still say my prayers,
just before I go to sleep.
I pray for good health for my family
and the Lord my soul to keep.

I still pray for peace all around the world,
what a joy that would bring
And before I say Amen, some nights I still add,
oh Lord, there's just one more thing.

Tomorrow is Friday, the kids are wild on Fridays, and my
lesson plans still are not done.
I don't have any sick days left, I used them all last
month, some days my job is not much fun.

A quiet three day weekend sounds like heaven to me,
I'll be ready to face Monday
I never thought that I, who hated school as a kid,
would be a teacher one day.

Many thanks to Gemini for permission to display these lyrics.
© Sandor Slomovits ASCAP . All rights reserved. Used with permission.