Second Time Around Songtext
von John O'Kane

Mary moved in in the summer
For eight months we lived as man and wife
We′d had our fair share of trouble
She'd lost her kids and I′d been left with mine
I guess that's all it was, just beats by the same tide
And when you lose your way
You reach for something to believe in
She was working as a waitress

Down there at the race track
I was out of work and scared
Trying to fight my way back

The second time around
We were gonna make it
The second time around
The second time around
No one was gonna stop us
The second time


That afternoon we were restless
Sitting round watching some TV show
Just on the spur of the moment
We decided to leave things where they sat and go
Just pack a suitcase, leave it all behind us
Try and make a new start
Some place where the feds can't find us
I got us a good car, found it parked up on a side street
Crossed the ignition wires, kicked it into first gear

The second time around
We were gonna make it
The second time around
The second time around
No one was gonna stop us
The second time

Felt like a whole new beginning
Running those windows up and down all day
My daughter laughing in the back seat
Mary telling jokes and acting in a crazy way
Her face all lit up, God, it made me shiver
While my daughter slept
We parked the car down by the river
And we made love in the open

Lying in the shadow of a tree
And when I closed my eyes
It seemed like the end of the rainbow


The second time around
We were gonna make it
The second time around
The second time around
No one was gonna stop us
The second time

(The second time around)
It′s the second time around
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It′s the second time around
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The second time, the second time
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The second time around

The second time, the second time
The second time, the second time
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The second time around

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The second time around

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It's the second, second time
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(The second time around)
The second time