what i thought i wanted

tuxedo in the closet

gold band in a box

two days from the altar she went and called the whole thing off

what he thought he wanted

what he got instead

leaves him broken and grateful

i passed understanding a long

long time ago

and the simple home of systems and answers we all know

what i thought i wanted

what i got instead

leaves me broken and somehow peaceful

i keep wanting you to be fair

but that's not what you said

i want certain answers to these prayers

but that's not what you said

when i get to heaven i'm gonna go find job

i want to ask a few hard questions

i want to know what he knows

about what it is he wanted and what he got instead

how to be broken and faithful

what i thought i wanted

what i thought i wanted

what i thought i wanted

what i thought i wanted

staring in the water like aesop's foolish dog

i can't help but reflect on what it was i almost lost

what it was i wanted

what i got instead

leaves me broken and grateful

i'm broken and grateful

i want to be broken and grateful

i want to be broken

peaceful

faithful

grateful

grateful

i want to be broken

peaceful

faithful

grateful

grateful