Ten Chances

I only had one minute Left on my calling card I was halfway around the world & it was raining really hard & I only had a couple of aspirin & a half a can of beer So I swallowed it down for courage but it was still pretty hard to hear Cause I only had 3 words That I wanted to tell you But it would be easier If you were here & I could smell you

Words are falling out I know They drift they pass they melt like snow & I know I may be a flake I scrape my knees & make mistakes & I may lose but mostly win Sometimes I get soaked in sin But I fall right back into your arms again

So I ordered 4 pints of Guinness & I set them on a trunk Had a long converstion with a hopeless drunk & I only had 5 tickets& 6 new friends & one of them had a hissy fit & drove off in a Mercedes Benz

Words are falling out I know They drift they pass they melt like snow & I know I may be a flake I scrape my knees & make mistakes & I may lose but mostly win Sometimes I get drenched in sin
But I fall right back into your arms again

So we played seven card stud & I had a royal flush & I took out your picture & I started to blush Cause I only had eight lives Most cats got nine So I skipped out on bungee jumping just this time
Because I only had ten chances to say I love you
Words are falling out I know They drift they pass they melt like snow & I know I may be a flake I scrape my knees & make mistakes & I may lose but mostly win Sometimes I get soaked in sin But I fall right back into your arms again

I collapse into your loving arms again I fall right back into your arms again
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© Steve Poltz