From the recording Along The Way
Story Behind the Song: It's all about numbers ... finding real love ... like a lucky 13 at the gambling casino ... I was thinking about how many toads you've gotta kiss before you meet the "one", and how you should never give up looking, go matter how many tries it takes. If Henry Ford had quit, you'd still be walking! So let's hear it for those "persistent and patient" believers of the "unseen and the uncertain".
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)
www.LindaMckenzieMusic.com