(Verse 1)
^EmPrayers bouncing off the ^Cwall. I ^Emwonder if He hears at ^Call.
Or am ^AmI too impatient to ^Bmsee how He'll answer my ^Bbcall. ^{Am - D
Em}Kneeling with an empty ^Cheart, ^Emsometimes I don't know where to
^Cstart;
While I ^Amstruggle to pray God is ^Bmthere with His grace to ^Ebimpart.
^{Am - Dsus - D}
(Chorus)
The ^CM7answer to our prayers may not be ^Gwhat we expect;
Jesus ^Ammay not always ^Danswer ^G"Yes."
For ^Amif we pray, "Lord, what will You ^Bmhave me to do?"
He may ^Cchoose that suffer - ^Aming is ^Dsusbest. ^D
And we ^Cdon't always know just how our ^Gprayers will be heard
But our ^DmLord is there to ^Ginter - ^Ccede.
The ^Amanswer to our prayers may not ^G/Bbe what we want
But they'll ^Cbe just ^Dsuswhat ^Dwe ^Gneed.

(Verse 2)
Praying comes so easily with trouble and distress and need;
As a last resort how often we find that we fall on our knees.
Lord, help me live from day to day in such a self-forgetful way,
So my prayers will be directed to others each time that I pray.

(Bridge)
^EGod wants us to place ^Bmall of our trust in ^DmHim
And ^Eas we do our ^Amprayers will end in ^G/Bthankful - ^Cness,
^Dsustriumph, ^Dand ^Gpraise. ^{Capo 1st Fret}

(Tag)
And we don't always know just how our prayers will be heard
But our Lord is there to intercede.
The answer to our prayers may not be what we want
But they'll be just what we need.