One Of These Days   





Used to chase that boy home from school 

We called him frekled-faced, red-headed fool 

He was different...he wasn't cool like me 

Sticks and stones didn't break any bones 

But we never left well enough alone 

And one day he ran away from home, you see 

And I passed him as he walked away 

And in his eyes I heard him say  

 

One of these days you're 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've been 

And then you're gonna sigh a little 

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 at her and had to pull her to me 

Lord knows she should've seen right through me 

When I promised her the world 

But at 17, you only want one thing 

I left her standin' 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 you're gonna love me 

You'll sit down by yourself and think 

About the time you turned from me 

And what good friends we might've been 

And then you're gonna sigh a little 

Maybe even cry a little but 

One of these days you're gonna love me 

 

Now everybody stands up 

The congregation sings 

It's a song of sweet forgiveness 

And as the chorus rings 

The wind blows clear my memory 

The pages start to turn 

Then suddenly I'm singin' 

The moment that I learn  

 

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 

Maybe even laugh a little but 

One of these days I'm gonna love me