Three Weeks from Forty-Seven Million

Verse 1 Helen said, “Baby, I’m down, can’t get up today” “Need a little help now, till this pain rolls away” Charles stood cold in that doorway light Said, “Find a home, girl, handle your own life” Pre-Chorus She looked at him once, didn’t raise her voice Sometimes a lifetime turns on one cheap choice Chorus Good times, bad times, you done me wrong No goodbye, baby, now you so gone Three weeks from glory, three weeks from gold Now I’m sailin’ away while you shiver in the cold Good times, bad times, hear this song You could’ve had forever, but your heart was gone Verse 2 Anniversary comin’, candles in her head Forty-seven million and a secret unsaid She was gonna smile, slide that ticket across Instead he played king and he paid the cost Pre-Chorus A hard man talks when the room feels small Then the truth comes in and breaks him all Chorus Good times, bad times, you done me wrong No goodbye, baby, now you so gone Three weeks from glory, three weeks from gold Now I’m sailin’ away while you shiver in the cold Good times, bad times, hear this song You could’ve had forever, but your heart was gone Verse 3 Helen got better with the sea and sun Bought a white yacht just to prove she’d won Three young deckhands, strong and tan Doing all the things Charles said no to, man Bridge Now Charles sits lonely with his TV tray Talkin’ to the wall where his future stayed One mean sentence and the whole thing died Forty-seven million washed out with the tide Chorus Good times, bad times, you done me wrong No goodbye, baby, now you so gone Three weeks from heaven, three weeks from shore Now you ain’t gettin’ one red cent no more Good times, bad times, sing it strong Helen found her sunshine, and she sailed on Outro She sailed on Lord, she sailed on He chose bad times So Helen sailed on Chorus Good times, bad times, you done me wrong No goodbye, baby, now you so gone Three weeks from heaven, three weeks from shore Now you ain’t gettin’ one red cent no more Good times, bad times, sing it strong Helen found her sunshine, and she sailed on