a single failure a little slip a misdemeanour a little trip does this condemn me lock me away before you turn the key i have one more thing to say to make amends maybe be friends chorus everybody gets a second chance the circumstance to say i m sorry i d like to tell you in advance take my chance and tell you i m sorry too a little stumble a little fall inconsequential nothing at all now there was someone i heard him say that the best laid plans sometimes go astray so don t be surprised if i offer you no alibis everybody gets a second chance the circumstance to say i m sorry i d like to tell you in advance i ll take my chance and tell you i take my chance and tell you i love you  everybody wants a everybody needs a everybody gets a second chance