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