Second Chance - Single

Lovingly, she carried him
With joyful sighs and soulful hymns
Gentle songs for kicking limbs
But he would never sing
Too soon taken upon soft angel's wings

But she was given a second chance
To embrace the circumstance
And to conceive another child

If you were the one to fill his place
Would you remember him with grace?
Would you wear his smile on your face?

A parent's fear, a somber din
Crying voices, speed and gin
Struck the car your son was in

No one could have survived (no one could have survived)
But kind blessings (but kind blessings rained down)
Rained down upon their lives (upon their lives)

And he was given a second chance
To embrace the circumstance
And to forgive the reckless one

If you were the father in such strife
How would you thank God for his life?
How would you hold him by your side?

Well I am the father of that lucky boy
And I'm the younger brother of that stillborn child

And I've been given a second chance
Yeah, a second chance
Oh Lord, oh Lord

Loving and kind
Filled with goodness
The sweetest woman you'll ever find
But fortune can sometimes be blind (can be blind)

And even with our prayers (and even in our prayers)
Grief may rest upon us (grief may rest upon us)
With too few spared (with too few spared)

But she was given a second chance
To embrace the circumstance
And to laugh again and dance

If she were your lover and your wife
How would you thank God for her life?
How would you share the rest of time?

Well I am the father of that lucky boy
And I'm the younger brother of that stillborn child
Yeah, I'm the husband of my darling one

And I've been given a second chance
Yeah, a second chance
Oh Lord, oh my Lord
I've been given a second chance
Yeah, a second chance

Oh Lord, oh my Lord
I've been given a second chance
Yeah, a second chance