I was in a car sitting with my mother
A couple miles from home at a store just down the street
And I was getting restless
'Cause nothing seemed to happen when she turned the key
That's when she turned to look at me
And she said, "Darling we can get home soon
But there's only one way that that can be"
There was no place to kneel but she knew that God would hear
If we closed our eyes and said a prayer
No sooner was it done when the engine turned right over
That's when I learned His love is never far
He heard my prayers in a car
I was in that car
Fifteen years later
Driving home from work when I got turned around
And I started feeling restless when I found myself on the wrong side of town
That's when a prayer came to my mind
And I told my Father all about my day till I started seeing familiar signs
And I couldn't close my eyes
But I told Him of my home
And somehow He led me safely there
In the middle of the night on unfamiliar highways
I knew His love was never far
He heard my prayers in a car
And I can't count the times
When I would just get in that car and drive
Trying to sort things out
Or just forget some pair of deep blue eyes
And I've pulled to the side to whisper prayers while cars sped past
And for a moment those tinted windows were stained gla**
And I'm pretty sure
That God is no respecter of the makes and models of cars where people pray
They could be Volkswagens, eighteen wheelers or Chevrolets
'Cause every time His children are in need
He will hear the words they whisper
No matter where they might be
And every chance I get I will try to show my honor
By getting on my knees every time I pray
But even when I can't my heart still cries out
And I know His love is never far
He's heard my prayers in a car