I knew all the answers

The way my life should go

And when I used to say my prayers

I would tell God so

It seemed He wasn't listening 

I thought He didn't care

But lookin' back

It's plain to see

He was always there



'Cause I prayed for strength 

And I got pain that made me strong

I prayed for courage

And got fear to overcome

When I prayed for faith

My empty heart brought me to my knees

I don't always get what I want

I get what I need



I'm not sayin' that it's easy

Or that it doesn't hurt

When nothing seems to go my way

Nothing seems to work

These days I'm getting better

At goin' with the flow

Accepting that sometimes the answer 

To a prayer is no



'Cause I prayed for strength 

And I got pain that made me strong

I prayed for courage

And got fear to overcome

When I prayed for faith

My empty heart brought me to my knees

I don't always get what I want

I get what I need



Every time I've had a door slammed in my face

In time a better one was opened in its place



I prayed for strength 

And I got pain that made me strong

I prayed for courage

And got fear to overcome

When I prayed for faith

My empty heart brought me to my knees

I don't always get what I want

I get what I need



Oh I don't always get what I want

I get what I need