Unanswered Prayers (Garth Brooks) - STING 21113   (Thorsten Hubmann)

(Opener): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE

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
I couldn’t help but think of – do an ALLEMANDE LEFT and WEAVE
Sometimes I thank God, for unanswered prayers

 – SWING your lady round and PROMENADE her back home
Just because he doesn’t answer doesn’t mean he don’t care
Some of God’s greatest gifts, are unanswered prayers

(Figure): HEADS SQUARE THRU Four hands round and go - Find the corner lady and you do a DO SA DO

SWING THRU and now let the BOYS RUN right BEND THE LINE and do the RIGHT AND LEFT THRU

FLUTTERWHEEL all along, SLIDE THRU and then - SWING the Corner girl and PROMENADE her again

Just because he doesn’t answer doesn’t mean he don’t care
Some of God’s greatest gifts, are unanswered prayers

(Middle Break): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE

She was the one, that I’d wanted for all times
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 - ALLEMANDE LEFT and WEAVE

Sometimes I thank God, for unanswered prayers

Remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs
Just because he doesn’t answer doesn’t mean he don’t care
Some of God’s greatest gifts, are unanswered prayers

(Closer): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE

She wasn’t quite the angel, I remembered in my dreams
I could tell that time had changed me

 - in her eyes too it seemed
Tried to talk about the old days

 - there wasn’t much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he’s doin’

– ALLEMANDE LEFT and WEAVE THE RING
And as she walked away, I looked at my wife,
Then and there I thanked the good Lord

 - for the gifts in my life
Just because he doesn’t answer

 - doesn’t mean he don’t care
Some of God’s greatest gifts …

(Tag): SWING your baby - Some of God’s greatest gifts

…are all too often unanswered...
Some of God’s greatest gifts

…are unanswered prayers

ORIGINAL LYRICS:

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

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