She was sitting on a bench waiting for the Greyhound
With a one-way ticket home from Florida State
I sat down and asked her where she was going
She started crying,
said coming here to school was a big mistake
I said, let me buy you a cup of coffee Baby,
we can come up with a better plan
If you give up now,
your dreams will end up like that ticket stuck
to the bottom of an old trash can Funny
how little things can change your life
A simple twist of fate can make things all right
Getting through one long and lonely night sometimes takes two
Giving up
never made the dream come true
She dropped the class, she was failing
And quit waitressing every night at the Leather
and Place We'd meet every night in the back of the
library She studied while I studied her pretty face
We got through that term, things got better
It wasn't long we had time for a little fun
When
I kissed her for the first time,
she just smiled and said,
thank you If not for
you,
boy,
I'd have turned and run Funny how little things can change your life
A simple twist of fate can make things all right
Getting through one long and lonely night sometimes takes two
Giving up never made the dream come true
No, giving up
never made the dream come true
That lonely freshman girl earned her
PhD But still dumb enough to marry me
Walking down the aisle,
she just smiled holding the ticket
For the Greyhound bus bound for Tennessee
Funny how little things can change your life
A simple twist of fate can make things all right
Getting through one long and lonely night sometimes takes two
Giving up
never made the dream come true No,
giving up never made the dream come true
No, giving up
never made the dream come true