Lyrics

“I had a thousand chances”

VERSE
We grew up two short streets apart, went to the same schools
My mother was your mom’s best friend and everyone called you Jules
Saw you almost every day ‘til I turned twenty-two
Got a job and moved away six hundred miles from you

SECOND VERSE
Had your picture by my bed to see your lovely face
My feelings grew... kept waitin’ for the right time and perfect place
I was headin’ home for Christmas to ask you for your hand
When I finally got the news that you were marryin’ another man

CHORUS
I didn’t know what to say to you though I
Knew you were the one
I had a thousand chances
And now I’m down to none

THIRD VERSE
I ran and kept on runnin’... stayed away for forty years
Thinkin’ hard and livin’ harder, pushin’ down the tears
Starin’ at your picture that I still keep by my bed
Tryin’ to drown my sorrows and the devils in my head

REPEAT CHORUS

FOURTH VERSE
It’s been so long since I’ve been home, I drove here through the night
Traveled back to see you... to say that it’s alright
But I bought the local paper and I saw it on page two
Drunk driver ran you down and today they buried you

REPEAT CHORUS

Blue Dyno Music (Copyright Music & Lyrics 2015 Mark D. Johnson)