Unanswered Prayers

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 you're 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 had 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 you're 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