HE CALLED IT A LONG SHOT
WHAT DID HE KNOW
HE SAID BABY
FORGET ME NOT
IT WAS SUCH A SMALL TOWN
HE WAITED FOR HER ALL NIGHT
MAYBE SHE’D COME AROUND
JUST MAYBE SHE’D MAKE IT RIGHT
SHE WAS SO UNTOUCHABLE
A LITTLE SMILE JUST SO
DIDN'T SAY YES RIGHT THEN BUT THEN
SHE DIDN'T SAY NO
NO NO SHE DIDN'T SAY NO
SHE DIDN'T SAY NO
WOULDN'T SAY YES RIGHT THEN
BUT THEN SHE DIDN'T SAY NO
IT WAS SURELY THE HANDS OF FATE
OR MAYBE THE HANDS OF TIME
SHE ACT LIKE SHE DIDN'T CARE
MAYBE HER OWN DESIGN
FORTY YEARS AND ANOTHER A SMALL TOWN
HE HOLDS HER ALL NIGHT
SHE TELLS HIM SHE NEVER CRIES
BUT MAYBE THIS TIME SHE MIGHT
SHE IS STILL JUST SO BEAUTIFUL
A LITTLE SMILE JUST SO
AND WHEN SHE ASKS HIM WHY
HE SAYS YOU DIDN'T SAY NO
NO NO SHE DIDN'T SAY NO
HE CALLED IT
A LONG SHOT
WHAT DID HE KNOW
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