The Chance lyrics - Julie Roberts
I found a book that my mama kept Filled with secrets she hid And in a dusty old attic, one mornin’ I read About a woman I never met Who had dreams just like mine With every page that I turned, the words came alive [Chorus:] Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train I’ll do as I dare, let them call me insane I’ll never sit on the sidelines of life, I’ll dance every dance If I just had the chance A tear fell on that faded page ‘Cause this was somebody else Not the mama I knew who never thought of herself But the times, they were different then And lines just didn’t get crossed And these words that she wrote, they somehow got lost [Chorus:] Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train I’ll do as I dare, let them call me insane I’ll never sit on the sidelines of life, I’ll dance every dance If I just had the chance The chance that she never had Is now the gift that is mine And our here on this road, I’m makin’ up for lost time Yeah, I am my mot