All he could think about was
I'm too young for this
I've got my whole life ahead,
Hell, I'm just a kid myself -
How am I gonna raise one?
All he could see were
His dreams goin' up in smoke
So much for ditchin' this town
Or hangin' out on the coast --
Oh well, those plans are long gone
An' he said -
[CHORUS]
There goes my life
There goes my future,
My everything
[END CHORUS]
Might as well kiss it all goodbye
There goes my life
Couple years of up all night
And a few thousand diapers later,
That mistake he thought he made
Covers up the refridgerator
Oh yeah, he loves that little girl
Momma's waitin' to tuck her in,
As she fumbles up those stairs
She smiles back at him,
Dragging that teddy bear - sleep tight
Blue eyes and bouncin curls
[chorus]
I love you - daddy good night
There goes my life
She had that Honda loaded down
With Ambercrombie clothes,
15 pairs of shoes
and his American Express
He checked the Olds,
Slammed the hood and said
You're Good to go
She hugged them both
Headed off to the west coast
an he cried
[chorus]
I love you
Baby good bye
There goes my life ...
There goes my life ...
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Just the other night
At 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
[CHORUS]
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 doesn't care
Some of God's greatest gifts
Are unanswered prayers
[ END CHORUS]
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
An' I looked at my wife
Then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life
[chorus]
Some of God's greatest gifts
Are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts
Are unanswered prayers
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