Of the small-town daily news it read lilah Thompson had a baby boy Six pound at 10:02 But they didn't list the father He was carefully ignored No mention of the scuffle in the corridor But the question still got asked At the nurses' station he was close enough To hear her call his name He said "it isn't fair, but if he knows i'm here Her dad will go insaneIf there's something you can do about it Would you try I just want to hear our baby cry Even if it's through the glass"
C-Oh, once i a while When the odds are against love And all the events of the heart are on trial If somebody gives And leaves the door open To the power of hope and the wiil to forgive Love lives
Three suitcases and a baby seat And thier lives are in a car Stealling off to the city they both believe They can make it if they work real hard Three weeks later they were out of the cheap motel Having dinner at the Toco Bell When he gave her the ring
C-Oh, once i a while When the odds are against love And all the events of the heart are on trial If somebody gives And leaves the door open To the power of hope and the wiil to forgive Love lives
When the preacher said "if anyone objects Speak now or hold your peace" Every eye in the church turned to watch the man Who rose up from his seat But when he said "I'm sorry for the things I didn't understand Can I give you to this man" Everybody cried
C-Oh, once i a while When the odds are against love And all the events of the heart are on trial If somebody gives And leaves the door open To the power of hope and the wiil to forgive Love lives Love Lives