From the recording Along The Way (an 11 Track Album) . . . Hover Over Any Song Title To Pre-View a Track
It's a numbers game ... finding real love, like a lucky 13 at the gambling casino. I was thinking about how many toads you have to kiss before you meet the "one" and how you should never give up looking no matter how many tries you have to make! If Henry Ford had given up and quit, we would all still be walking around on 2 legs or riding a horse as a primary mode of transporation instead of dring cars! So let's hear it for those with the persistent and patient belief that things yet unseen (and uncertain) can still be possible!
This song was inspired when I bought my very first mandolin. I wanted to write a song using the mandolin and have it be a positive upbeat song, so this is what I came up with.
P.S. Seems little kids really love this song for some odd reason.
Lyrics
999,999 WAYS
IF I’VE TRIED ONCE I’VE TRIED A THOUSAND TIMES
TO GET LOVE RIGHT, TO MAKE LOVE MINE
AND I CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU DON’T DO
WALLS YOU’LL RUN INTO
THINGS NOT TO SAY, GAMES NOT TO PLAY
I KNOW 999,999 WAYS LOVE WON’T WORK
AND THAT’S 999,999 WAYS THAT I’VE BEEN HURT
WITH A ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE
AM I CRAZY TO TRY IT AGAIN?
CUZ I KNOW 999,999 WAYS THAT LOVE WON’T WORK
THOMAS EDISON WAS CRAZY OR GENIOUS
BUT NEVER DEFEATED HE SAID “I THINK I CAN”
“I’M TRYING AGAIN” AND ALL THE PEOPLE LAUGHED AND HOOTED
CALLED HIM STUPID BUT THE LAUGH WAS ON THEM
BECAUSE IN THE END
HE KNEW 999,999 WAYS LIGHT WON’T WORK
AND THAT’S 999,999 WAYS THAT HE’D BEEN HURT
WITH A ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE
WAS HE CRAZY TO TRY IT AGAIN?
CUZ HE KNEW 999,999 WAYS THAT LIGHT WON’T WORK
I KNOW 999,999 WAYS THAT LOVE WON’T WORK
AND THAT’S 999,999 WAYS I’VE BEEN HURT
WITH A ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE
I’M THAT CRAZY TO TRY IT AGAIN!
I’LL JUST KNOW 999,999 WAYS LOVE WON’T WORK
(background: 999,999 ways)
AND THAT’S 999,999 WAYS I’LL HAVE TO HURT
(background: 999,999 ways)
© May 11, 2000 Linda Mckenzie
Addagirl Music (ASCAP)