I was young and single 
Glad that i was free 
Had my whole life ahead 
There was nothing stoppin me 

Headed out to Vegas, me and all my friends 
Just a bunch of clowns runnin round in a town of sin 
Ten shots later and one double dare 
Met a girl said I do in some chapel out there 

That was the best mistake I ever made 
The Lord works in mysterious ways 
Chose a wrong path all my life 
But for once I did something right 
And just one look in her and I see 
Someone smiling down on me 
And I'm not too proud to say 
That was the best mistake I ever made 

Trying to start a family was the last thing we had planned 
Till I came home from work 
She had her head in her hands 
I could see the worry 
Through the teardrops in her eyes 
She said, "How we gonna do this when we're barely gettin by?" 
We wern't prepared for all those changes in our world 
That all changed when the doctor said it's a girl

That was the best mistake I ever made 
The Lord works in mysterious ways 
Chose a wrong path all my life 
But for once I did something right 
And just one look in her and I see 
Someone smiling down on me 
And I'm not too proud to say 
That was the best mistake I ever made 

There's consequences to the decisions in our lives 
Just cause we didn't mean to do it that don't mean that it ain't right 

That was the best mistake I ever made 
The Lord works in mysterious ways 
Chose a wrong path all my life 
But for once I did something right 
And just one look in her and I see 
Someone smiling down on me 
And I'm not too proud to say 
That was the best mistake I ever made