Just the other night at a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced him 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 praying
That god would make her mine
And if he'd only granted me this wish I'd wish back
Then I'd never ask for anything again
Sometimes I thank god
For unanswered prayers
When you're talking to the man upstairs
And 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
Feel 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 doing after all
And as she walked away well I looked at my wife
And then and there I thank 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 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