Ghost of a Chance

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Ghost of a ChanceHe’d just made manager of that old hardware storeWas putting a cut-out of Bob Villa on the floorHe saw her browsing “Garden and Lawn”Hadn’t talked to her since their promHe watched her in the mirror above the sprinkler aisleShe had the same crimson hair and crooked little smileIf he knew she’d wed a small town manHe’d have asked her after that danceBut now he stepped in a back room and wiped his eyeIt hurts to see her now cos he’s haunted byThe ghost of a chanceThat time has taken from his handsWhen she passes by all she gets is a passing glanceBut she was to be his love…his eternal flameTill the chance of a lifetime died and becameA ghost of a chanceShe knew he still worked in the store by the watertowerMade some excuse to her husband about mulch for the flowersShe saw him as soon as she walked in Garth Brooks goatee just like back thenShe recalled their last kiss after the prom in his old truckThought she felt a ring in the coat of his rented tuxNow although she wore her best perfumeHe still ducked in some storage roomShe won’t feel her husband’s kisses tonightAll she sees when he turns out the lightIs the ghost of a chanceThat time has taken from her handsWhen he passes by all he gets is a passing glanceAnother was to be her eternal flameTill the chance of a lifetime died and becameThe ghost of a chanceRepeat chorus…©2007 Robert George