One Second Chance Lyrics - Jeff Bates

It says here you're from Houston certified to drive a truck 

It didn't say what you've been doing the last five years 

Then I watched his eyes keep readin' then I watched his eyes look up 

And I watched another job, I needed disappear 

'Cause when you get to the line, have you've been convicted of a crime? 

They say thanks for comin' in and they don't call you back 

Well, I ain't asking for every job under the sun 

I just want one, second chance 

On August twenty second, little Jacobs turning five 

But his momma moved him half a state away 

I left another message on the phone at home last night 

And she finally had her lawyer call today 

She knows I can't afford to take this thing to court 

And I'm trying hard to make her understand 

I ain't askin' for every weekend of every month 

I just want one, second chance 

I was young and I was stupid, I regret it everyday 

I ain't saying I didn't do it but I paid for my mistakes 

It's a lost and empty feeling when they don't want you around 

Yeah, I finally got my freedom but what good is it now? 

There're some days when it feels like it's been 100 years 

Sometimes it seems only like yesterday 

We were painting Jacobs nursery, counting the days till he was here 

Next thing I knew, I'd thrown it all away 

Now I know, I can't go back to the life I used to have 

When I stood and held the whole world in my hands 

I had a job, I had a wife, I had a son 

Now I just want one, second chance