What I Need

(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume) 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