I'd spend a lot more time out in the pouring rain
Without and umbrella
Coverin' my head
And I'd stood up to that bully when he pushed
And called me names
But I was too afraid
And I'd gone on and seen Elvis
That night he came to town
Momma said I couldn't
And I'd gone skinny dipping with Jenny Carson
That time she dared me to
But I didn't
Oh I, I'd done a lot of things different
And I wish I'd spent more time with my dad
When he was alive
Now I don't have the chance
And I wish I had told my brother how much I loved him
Before he went off to war
But I just shook his hand
And I wish I had gone to church on Sunday morning
When my grandma begged me to
But I was scared of God
And I wish I would've listened when they said
Boy, you're gonna wish you hadn't
But I wouldn't
Oh I, I'd done a lot of things different
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People say they wouldn't change a thing
Even if they could
Oh, but I would
There was this red dress she wanted one time
So bad she could taste it
I should've bought it, but I didn't
She wanted to paint our house yellow
And trim it with blues and greens
I wouldn't let her, it wouldn't have hurt nothin'
And she loved to be kissed and held and touched
But I didn't do it, not nearly enough
And if I'd known that dance was gonna be our last dance
I would've asked the band to play
On and on, on and on
Oh I, I'd done a lot of things different
(Chorus:)
People say they wouldn't change a thing
Even if they could
Oh, but I would
Oh I, I'd done a lot of things different
Oh I, I'd done a lot of things I think we'd all do a lot things different