Story Behind The Song

There are what I consider two plateaus to Q*Ball music - the first is when I write the stuff on my own, get ideas in my head, and bring it into the studio to work on with Bumblefoot. The second is when Bumblefoot gets his hands (and his ears & his guitars

Song Description

I started writing this while sitting on a park bench in San Diego two years ago. I was still trying to escape the baggage of my breakup with my ex, and I was envisioning what it would be like to find someone that would finally get me past it all. A year l

Lyrics

SECOND CHANCE

You are the one
Who I've waited all night for
Time's fleeting by
I still turn on the light for you
Four letter words of the cynical kind
Replacing the ones that you're leaving behind

Hold out your hands and look up towards the sky
And ask why is your life seemingly in rewind
Holding out hope when you're hopeless inside
And there's nowhere to hide when you're dreaming

I need a second chance
I'll take it again
I'm gonna take it again
I'm falling in love
And I don't even know it
Gonna take it again
I'm gonna take a chance

I'm not the one
To accept what life brings me
I know what I want
It affects everything I do
I've been here before, I've been put through the grinder
Repeating mistakes every time that I find her

Looking for answers, now I'm going blind
Trying so hard to read between the lines
Open your eyes and stare out towards the light
Watch the cars pass you by
Don't know why I've still got hope but

I need a second chance
I'll take it again
I'm gonna take it again
I'm falling in love
And I don't even know it
Gonna take it again
I'm gonna take a chance
With you
I'm gonna fall in love again

So hold on
I promise you I'll be there
So hold on to me
I promise you I'll be there for you
So hold on to everything that you hold dear
And I promise you that I'll always be here to hold you