it says here your from houston certified to drive a truck it didn t say what ou ve been doing the last five years then i watched his eyes keep readin then i watched his eyes look up mustive known the job i needed cause when you get to the line when you ve been convicted of a crime he said thanks for comming in i ll call you back well i ain t asking for every job under the sun i just want one second chance on august 22nd little jacobs turning 5 but his momma moved him 1 2 a state away i left another message on the phone late last night she finally had her lawyer call today she knows i can t afford to take this thing to court and i m trying hard to make her understand well i ain t askin for every weekend of every month i just want one second chance i was young and i was stupid i regret it everyday ain t saying i didn t do it but i paid for my mistakes it s a lost and empty feeling when they dont want you around yea i finally got the freedom but what good is it now there are somedays when it feels like it s been 100 yrs sometimes it only seems like yesterday we were painting jacobs nursery counting the days till he was here next thing i knew i was throwing it all away now i know i can t go back to the life i used to have when i stood and held the whole world in my hands i had a job i had a wife i had a son i just want one second chance