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Just the other night and a hometown football game     
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My wife and I ran into my old high school flame      
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And as I introduced them the past came back to me 
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And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be 
 
   
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She was the one that I'd wanted for all times      
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A And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine 
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And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then 
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A I'd never ask for anything again 
 
   
CHORUS: 
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Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers      
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Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs 
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That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care 
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers 
 
   
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She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams 
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And I could tell that time had changed me  In her eyes too it seemed  
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We tried to talk about the old days There wasn't much we could recall 
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I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all 
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And as she walked away I looked at my wife 
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And then and there I thanked the good Lord 
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For the gifts in my life   
 
 
CHORUS: 
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Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers 
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Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs 
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That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care 
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered... 
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Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered... 
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers