The Chance
Embracing Life's Chances: Unveiling Hidden Dreams
Lyrics
I found a book that my mama kept
I discovered a book that belonged to my mother
Filled with secrets she hid
The book contains secrets she kept hidden
And in a dusty old attic, one mornin' I read
In a dusty old attic, one morning, I read about a woman I never met
About a woman I never met
The woman from the book had dreams similar to mine
Who had dreams like mine
She had dreams like mine
With every page I turned, the words came alive
With each page I turned, the words from the book came alive
Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train
Desire to leave town swiftly like a runaway train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Willing to take risks, even if others consider it insane
I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
Determined to actively participate in life, not just observe
If I just had the chance
Expressing the desire for an opportunity to do so
A tear fell on that faded page
A tear fell as I read the faded page
'Cause this was somebody else
Realizing the woman in the book was someone else, not my known mother
Not the mama I knew who never thought of herself
Contrasting the book's woman with the selfless mother I knew
But the times, they were different then
Reflecting on the different times when certain lines were not crossed
And lines just didn't get crossed
Lines and boundaries were respected in the past
And these words that she wrote, they somehow got lost
The written words were lost over time
Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train
Expressing the desire to leave town like a runaway train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Willing to take risks, even if others consider it insane (repeated)
I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
Determined to actively participate in life, not just observe (repeated)
If I just had the chance
Expressing the desire for an opportunity to do so (repeated)
The chance that she never had
The opportunity that the woman from the book never had
Is now the gift that is mine
Now it is a gift that belongs to me
And our here on this road, I'm makin' up for lost time
Making up for lost time while on this journey
Yeah, I am my mother's child
Acknowledging that I am my mother's child
As I roll out of town like a run-away train
Expressing the desire to leave town like a runaway train (repeated)
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Willing to take risks, even if others consider it insane (repeated)
I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
Determined to actively participate in life, not just observe (repeated)
While I still have the chance
Expressing the desire for an opportunity to do so (repeated)
I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
Determined to actively participate in life, not just observe (repeated)
While I still have the chance
Expressing the commitment to actively engage in life while the opportunity is present
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