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Artist: Don Gibson
Canonical path: /don-gibson/a-chance-i-had-to-take
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A Chance I Had To Take
Read A Chance I Had To Take lyrics by Don Gibson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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A Chance I Had To Take
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Yes my love for you was a mistake
I heard about you and the games that you played
What could I do it was too late
And you were just a chance that I had to take
But it started like I thought it'd be you ought to be here with me
Stead you set me free you left me here with misery
Yes my love for you was just my fate
You were just a chance that I had to take
But it started like I thought it'd be...
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