ONE OF THESE DAYS

 

MARCUS HUMMON

MONTY POWELL

KIP RAINES

 

We used to chase that boy home from school

Called him freckled face and red headed fool

He was different; he wasn't cool like me

Sticks and stones didn't break any bones

But we never let well enough alone, 'till one day

He ran away from home...you see

I passed him as he walked away

And in his eyes I heard him say

 

Chorus:

One of these days you're gonna love me

Sit down by yourself and think

About all of the times you pushed and shoved me

And what good friends we might have been

Then you're gonna sigh a little

Maybe even cry a little...

One of these days, you're gonna love me

 

Addie Sue was a small town beauty; I took one look at her

And had to pull her to me

Lord knows, she should have seen right through me

When I promised her the world

But at seventeen you only want one thing

So I left her standin' with my high school ring

Innocent tears in the pourin' rain

While I walked away

I still see her in my dreams

To this day she's whispering

 

Chorus:

One of these days you're gonna love me

Sit down by yourself and think

About the time you turned from me

And what good friends we might have been

Then you're gonna sigh a little

Maybe even cry a little...

One of these days, you're gonna love me

 

Everybody stands up, the congregation sings

It's a song of sweet forgiveness...and as the chorus rings

The wind blows clear my memory; the pages start to turn

And suddenly I'm singing, the moment that I learn

 

Chorus:

One of these days I'm gonna love me

Feel the joy of sweet release

One of these days I'll rise above me

And at last I'll find some peace

Then I'm gonna sigh a little

Maybe even laugh a little...

One of these days...I'm gonna love me

 

 

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