As he turns to his wife, he thanks God for not answering his original prayer, showing better judgement, and instead putting him with a better woman, whom he sees as one of the blessings in his life.
Both he and the ex-girlfriend, by this point, no longer see each other in the same way, as 'time had changed' both of them, and neither can remember their relationship well. As he introduces her to his wife, he reminisces about that past relationship and how he had once prayed so fervently that this girl would be his significant other forever. The song is one of Brooks' most popular recordings, and is one of the key tracks that helped his No Fences album stay on the top of the charts for many months (the album spent over 30 weeks at number 1 on Billboards Country Charts).Ī man runs into his high school sweetheart at a football game in their hometown. It was written by Brooks, Pat Alger and Larry Bastian. It was released on October 12, 1990, as the second single from his album No Fences and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live and The Ultimate Hits. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 1991. ' Unanswered Prayers' is a song by American country music artist Garth Brooks which hit No. ' Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House'
1990 single by Garth Brooks 'Unanswered Prayers'
