Lyrics

Let Love Take A Chance

On the outskirts of New Orleans
Mary stood by a tumbled down shack
All she'd heard was her Mama died
her sister left and never came back

Mary used to hear kids whisper
she had an older sister someplace
Sometimes she'd gaze in the mirror
try to picture her sister's face

Pre-Chorus
Ghosts will hang on for as long as the ride can last
They'll haunt you forever 'til you deal with the past

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Memories lost down deep
in a looking glass
No one sees the girl
who has so many plans
She'll be free
when she takes that one last glance
Sometimes you got to let things go
Let love take a chance

Mary prayed for a miracle
to find the fam'ly she'd never known
She searched through the phone book
when she lived in the foster home

One day when she was twenty-two
she gathered up all her faith
There was something new called the internet
She searched - found her sister's face

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Bridge
In a café on Bourbon Street
sipping coffee in a corner booth
Building ties long overdue
Fancy tells Mary the truth
She says, "Mary, I thought you died,
You know, Mama really tried"
Then the sisters held hands and cried

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© Marilyn Oakley/Brenda Everett/Carlene McDearis Wentworth