The Chance Lyrics

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, her words came alive

Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Never sit on the sidelines of life, I'd 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

Wish I could roll out of town like a run-away train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Never sit on the sidelines of life, I'd dance every dance
If I just had the chance

The chance that she never had
Is now the gift that is mine
And out here on this road, I'm makin' up for lost time
I am my mother's child and tonight in this car
I got her words in my suitcase
And her dreams in my heart

As I roll out of town like a run-away train
I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane
Never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
While I still have the chance

I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance
While I still have the chance

Julie Roberts - Julie Roberts

May 2004

1. You Ain't Down Home
2. Break Down Here
3. Pot Of Gold
4. Unlove Me
5. Just 'Cause We Can
6. Wake Up Older
7. If You Had Called Yesterday
8. No Way Out
9. I Can't Get Over You
10. Rain On A Tin Roof
11. The Chance