Song Description
This is song about all the forks in the road - the descisions we made and ones we didn't make! We all have those moments when we wonder, "What Might Have Been" if we had made a different choice.
Song Length |
3:14 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Country - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Pleased |
Subject |
Life, Will |
Similar Artists |
The Judds, Kenny Rogers |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
What Might Have Been
Ken & Anastasia Matejka
John Marcinizyn
Verse 1 (4 bar intro)
I remember in the twelfth grade
Sat next to Sally Lou Slade
She sure was soft and pretty
I was shy and not real witty
Had a crush on her no doubt
Never got the nerve to ask her out
Talked to her at the reunion last fall
Can?t believe she missed the prom waitin? for my call
Chorus
You can?t harvest what ain?t been planted
Can?t forget what ya? didn?t know
You can?t finish what ain?t been started
Can?t come back when ya? didn?t go
If ya don?t play, ya? can never win
And ya? end up wonderin?, - what might have been
Verse 2 (4 bar instrumental)
Music got my spirits soarin?
Day and night the tunes came pourin?
Played the drums, had real quick hands
Got an offer to join a band
Turned them down on a hunch
Didn?t think they?d amount to much
They played the Coliseum last week
Sometimes I wonder why I never took that leap
Chorus
You can?t harvest what ain?t been planted
Can?t forget what ya? didn?t know
You can?t finish what ain?t been started
Can?t come back when ya? didn?t go
If ya don?t play, ya? can never win
And ya? end up wonderin?, - what might have been
Bridge
I?m not good at takin? chances
But I can?t let life pass me by
Next time, I?ll lay it on the line
If it doesn?t work out, at least I tried
Chorus (9 bar instrumental)
You can?t harvest what ain?t been planted
Can?t forget what ya didn?t know
You can?t finish what ain?t been started
Can?t come back when ya didn?t go
If you don?t play, ya? can never win
And ya? end up wonderin?, - what might have been
What might have been