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 do 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 I took that vow
  And everything is different now
  Everything is different now