Good Thing

Ever since I was ten, it was me and my friends
Playing touch football in the driveway
Yeah, we would pretend there was ten seconds left
Superbowl Hail Mary on the last play

So when that coach said you want a scholarship
I couldn't help but crying
But after one year and two surgeries
It wasn't meant to be

Turns out it was a good thing that it didn't work out
'Cause I wouldn't be where I am right now
It's a good thing God closed the door
He wanted to give me so much more
Than I ever thought I wanted
Turns out that He was only getting started
And turning all my pain and all my broken dreams
Into a good thing

We were high school flames
I planned on changing her name
Having kids and a house down in Denver
But along the way started sleeping separate ways
And we just couldn't make it better

I asked God what I did to deserve this
But little did I know He was helping me grow
So I could find my person

It was a good thing that it didn't work out
'Cause I wouldn't be where I am right now
It's a good thing God closed the door
He wanted to give me so much more
Than I ever thought I wanted
Turns out that He was only getting started
And turning all my pain and all my broken dreams
Into a good thing
Oh-oh, into a good thing

I had to hang on my cleats, and she broke my heart
What I thought was the end was just the start
I never got that job, so I picked up that guitar
Moved to Tennessee to write some songs

It was a good thing (it was a good thing)
Mm, it was a good thing (it was a good thing)
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Turns out it was a good thing that it didn't work out
'Cause I wouldn't be where I am right now
It's a good thing God closed the door
He wanted to give me so much more
Than I ever thought I wanted
Turns out that He was only getting started
And turning all my pain and all my broken dreams
Into a good thing
Into a good thing