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 time
And each night I'd spend praying that God would make her mine
And if He'd only grant me this wish I wished back then
I'd never ask Him for more
For anything again
Sometimes I thank God
For unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talking
To the man upstairs
And just because he doesn't answer
Doesn't mean he don't care
Yeah
Because some of God's greatest gifts
Are unanswered prayers
She wasn't quite the angel
That I remembered in my dreams
Though I could tell the time had changed me
And 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 doing after all
And as she walked away
Well I looked at my wife
And then in there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life
Sometimes I thank God
For unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talking
To the man upstairs
And just because he doesn't answer
Doesn't mean he don't care
Yeah
Because 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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