That's the Way It Could Have Been
Unrealized Dreams: That Perfect Love Story We Could Have Lived
Lyrics
I was so excited when you asked if I could go
I was enthusiastic when you invited me to go
But mama said I'd have to ask my daddy
Mama insisted that I seek permission from my father
I met him at the front door so afraid that he'd say no
I approached him nervously, fearing he might refuse
But he smiled and said, "Let mama get you ready"
He smiled and suggested, "Let your mom prepare you"
In your cotton shirt and faded jeans, you came for me
You arrived in a simple cotton shirt and worn jeans
And the gingham dress was all I had to wear
All I had to wear was a gingham dress
With a dollar in your pocket and a borrowed car
With only a dollar and a borrowed car, you came for me
You picked a yellow daisy for my hair
You adorned my hair with a yellow daisy
And that's the way it could have been
This reflects an alternate scenario, imagining a different past
Oh, that's the way it should have been
Expressing a desire for an ideal past that didn't happen
If I had met you way back then
Imagining meeting the person earlier in life
That's the way it would have been
Envisioning an idealized version of how things could have been
I put away my gingham for a pretty dress of white
I exchanged the gingham dress for a beautiful white one
And you wore a suit instead of faded jeans
You wore a suit instead of the faded jeans
Our wedding day was perfect and we loved away the night
Our wedding day was perfect, filled with love throughout the night
Life for us was filled with lots of dreams
Our life together was filled with dreams and happiness
We bought a house upon a hill outside of town
We purchased a house on a hill outside the town
And two young people finally settled in
Two young individuals finally settled down
And you just won't believe the little children running 'round
Children are now running around our house
And they pick yellow daisies now and then
They, too, pick yellow daisies occasionally
And that's the way it could have been
Reflecting on the alternate path that could have been taken
Oh, that's the way it should have been
Expressing a longing for an idealized past
If I had met you way back then
Imagining meeting the person earlier in life
That's the way it would have been
Envisioning an idealized version of how things could have been
That's the way it could have been
Reiterating the imagined scenario of an alternate past
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