One Of These Days

We used to chase that boy home from school

called him freckled faced, red headed fool

he was different, he wasn't cool like me

sticks and stones did'nt break any bones

but we never let well enough alone

and one day he ran away from home yousee

and I passed him as he walked away

and in his eyes I heard him say

One of these days your gonna love me

you'll sit down by yourself and think

about the times you pushed and shoved me

and what good friends we might have been

then your gonna sigh a little

and maybe even cry a little but

one of these days you're gonna love me

Patty Sue was a small town beauty

I took one look and had to pull her to me

lord knows she should've seen right through me

when I promised her the world

but at seventeen you only want one thing

I left her standing with my high school ring

innocent tears in the pourin rain as I walked

away , and I still see her in my dreams

and to this day she's whispering

One of these days your gonna love me

You'll sit down by yourself and think

about the time you turned from me

and what good friends we might have been

then your gonna sigh a little

and maybe even cry a little but

one of these days you're gonna love me

Am

Now everybody stands up

the congregation sings

a song of sweet forgiveness

and as the chorus rings

Am

the wind blows clear my memories

the pages start to turn

and suddenly I'm singing

the moment that I learned

One of these days I'm gonna love me

and feel the joy of sweet release

one of these days I'll rise above me

and at last I'll find some peace

then I'm gonna smile a little

and maybe even laugh a little but

one of these days I'm gonna love me