It says here you're from Houston
You're certified to drive a truck
It doesn't say what you been doin' the last five years
Then I watched his eyes keep readin',
then I watched his eyes look up
And watched another job I needed disappear
'Cause when they get to the line
Have you been convicted of a crime?
They say Thanks for comin' in,
an' they don't call you back
I ain't askin' for every job under the sun
I just want one second chance
On August 22nd, little Jacob's turnin' five,
But his Momma moved him half a state away
I left another message
on her phone at home last night
And she finally had her lawyer call today
She knows I can't afford to take this thing to court
And I'm tryin' hard to make her understand
I ain't askin' for every weekend of every month
I just want one second chance
I was young and I was stupid
I regret it every day.
I ain't sayin' I didn't do it
but I've paid for my mistakes
It's a lost and empty feelin'
when they don't want you around
Yeah, I finally got my freedom
but what good is it now?
There's some days when it feels like
it's been a hundred years
Sometimes it feels like only yesterday
We were paintin' Jacob's nursery
Countin' days till he was here
Next thing I knew, I'd thrown it all away
Now I know I can't go back
to the life I used to have
When I still held the whole world in my hands
I had a job, I had a wife, I had a son
Now I just want one
Second chance