I hate to tell you this, but I'm very, very happy   And I know that's not what you'd expect from me at all   I'm not the kind to smile and bow out gracefully   I always wanted to take it to the wall      But I found somebody with a heart as big as Texas   I found an angel with the golden wings   She saw me down here in the dark somehow   And everything is different now      Yeah, I miss the old crowd sometimes   And the wild, wild nights of running   You know, a starving soul can't live like that for long   You go around in circles that just keep getting smaller   You wake up one morning and half your life is gone      I got so tired of that, I got so lonely   I dropped down and I called out to Heaven   "Send me someone to love."   And Heaven shot back, "You get the love that you allow."   And everything is different now      Oh, and it's sweet to know   The wisdom that living brings   Since I got a telegram from the god of simple things      She said "I don't care what you do for a living."   She said "I don't care what kind of car you drive."   "All I want to know right now is what you believe in   And what it means to you to be alive.   Will you stand here in this fire with me?   Are you ready for another life?"   So I bit that bullet, and took that vow   And everything is different now   Everything is different now