It’s A Matter Of Choice

[Intro] (Warm acoustic guitar) [Verse 1] She wouldn't give me the time of day, So I tipped my hat and walked away. Nobody's too busy, it's a matter of choice, I could hear the answer in her voice. I bought her a drink, tried to catch her eye, She looked right through me as the night rolled by. Yeah, she was a damn heartbreak, cold-hearted girl, Livin' in a break-my-heart kinda world. [Chorus] She wouldn't give me the time of day, Nobody's too busy, it's a matter of choice. I wasn't gonna beg, I wasn't gonna stay, Sometimes forever starts by walkin' away. She was a damn heartbreak, cold-hearted girl, Livin' in a break-my-heart kinda world. [Verse 2] So I moved on with somebody new, A sweet young woman we both once knew. Before love had the chance to begin, I told her the truth, heart and soul within. "If that girl ever calls me someday, I'll have to leave, I can't stay. She's the one I've loved from the very start, She's always owned this cowboy's heart." [Bridge] Then one cold rainy Friday night, My old phone rang just after midnight. She said, "I was wrong... I can finally see... You're the only man meant for me." I thanked the girl who stood by my side, She already knew... and never cried. She smiled and said, "Go chase your dream... I always knew what she would mean." [Final Chorus] She finally gave me the time of day, Love found us both in its own sweet way. Sometimes forever takes the long road home, Before two hearts stop walkin' alone. She was a damn heartbreak, cold-hearted girl, Now she's my forever, whole damn world. [Outro] She changed her mind... I kept my word... Twenty-two years later... I'd do it all again.