Just the other night a hometown football game
  My wife nd 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
  Inn 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 thankedd 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 prayers
    Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
  Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers