Just the other night
at a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced them,
the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of
the way things used to be

She was the one
That I'd wanted for all times
And each night I'd spend prayin'
That God would make her mine
And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then
I'd never ask for anything again

Sometimes I thank God
for unanswered prayers
Remember when your talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer,
doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts
are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel
that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time changed me
in her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk about the old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin'
after all

And as she walked away
and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
for the gifts in my life

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when your talkin'
to the man upstairs
That just because he may not answer,
doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts
are unanswered
Some of God's greatest gifts
are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts
are unanswered prayers

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