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