Ball — текст песни (James Otto)

If I hadn`t dropped the ball, I would`ve took it all the way
Homecoming `89 with ten seconds left to play
We were drivin` toward the goal line, they were screamin` in the stands
I had the chance to be a hero, but it slipped right through my hands
There would`ve been a big pep rally, the would`ve hung my jersey on the wall
If I hadn`t dropped the ball

Me and Cindy Miller were supposed to meet after the game
I waited by the bleachers, but she never came
I found a note on my windshield underneath the wiper blade
With goodbye bleedin` through it in the cold October rain
We probably would`ve gotten married
And those recruiters in from `Bama would`ve called
If I hadn`t dropped the ball

(Chorus:)
My life would`ve been so different if in that instant
Things had gone the way i planned
But the fact is that they didn`t, and the hand i wound up getting
Is something that i`ll never understand

I ran away that summer, took a job out on the coast
And that`s where I met your mama, and the rest I guess you know
If I had the chance to go back and score that last touchdown
Well, son, I wouldn`t do it, `cause you wouldn`t be here now
And I wouldn`t be your hero, I wouldn`t be around to catch you when you fall
If I hadn`t dropped the ball

(Chorus:)
My life would`ve been so different if in that instant
Things had gone the way i planned
But the fact is that they didn`t and the hand i wound up getting
Is the one that god intended me to have

No, I wouldn`t be the man I am at all
If I hadn`t dropped the ball