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