The Checklist (Original Version)

I thought I always knew what my best friends would like

They had to fit my checklist just right

But God had bigger plans for me (God had bigger plans)

Same hope, same style, same morals and same taste in music

I had no compromise to see

That God had bigger plans

But you came along, my opposite

You came along, my opposite

I checked and re-checked my list but I could find no matches

Your childish ways took me by surprise

And I didn't know how but

We got along, my opposite

We got along, my opposite

Soon your smile became so bright, soon we stayed up every night talking

And your words, oh, how they'd sting, but your kindness relieved all the pain

I thought I always knew what my best friends would look like

But I would never learn anything about this world if all my friends looked just like me

And with you, I know I'm not strong, my opposite

But you help me be strong, my opposite

I knew with all my might, I could see with all my sight

That, more than just friendship or love, we've got that special trust

To say what we think is wrong, say what we know is right

I won't give up on you, this is the fight of all fights

So dear friend, do beware, that I am gonna care

For everything you do, and love you even when I don't approve

And I will throw away that checklist everyday

To throw away more time with you