One Of These Days

We used to chase that boy home from school
called him freckled faced, red headed fool
he was different, he wasn't cool like me
sticks and stones did'nt break any bones
but we never let well enough alone
and one day he ran away from home yousee
and I passed him as he walked away
and in his eyes I heard him say

One of these days your gonna love me
you'll sit down by yourself and think
about the times you pushed and shoved me
and what good friends we might have been
then your gonna sigh a little
and maybe even cry a little but
one of these days you're gonna love me

Patty Sue was a small town beauty
I took one look and had to pull her to me
lord knows she should've seen right through me
when I promised her the world
but at seventeen you only want one thing
I left her standing with my high school ring
innocent tears in the pourin rain as I walked
away , and I still see her in my dreams
and to this day she's whispering

One of these days your gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself and think
about the time you turned from me
and what good friends we might have been
then your gonna sigh a little
and maybe even cry a little but
one of these days you're gonna love me

Now everybody stands up
the congregation sings
a song of sweet forgiveness
and as the chorus rings
the wind blows clear my memories
the pages start to turn
and suddenly I'm singing
the moment that I learned

One of these days I'm gonna love me
and feel the joy of sweet release
one of these days I'll rise above me
and at last I'll find some peace
then I'm gonna smile a little
and maybe even laugh a little but
one of these days I'm gonna love me