That's The Way It Could Have Been Lyrics - Dolly Parton

I was so excited when you asked if I could go 

But mom said I'd have to ask my daddy 

I met him at the front door, so afraid that he'd say no 

But he smiled and said, "Let mama get you ready" 

In your cotton shirt and faded jeans, you came for me 

And the gingham dress was all I had to wear 

With a dollar in your pocket and a borrowed car 

You picked a yellow daisy for my hair 

That's the way it could have been 

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Oh, that's the way it should have been 

If I had met you way back then 

That's the way it would have been 

I put away my gingham for a pretty dress of white 

And you wore a suit instead of faded jeans 

Our wedding day was perfect and we loved away the night 

Life for us was filled with lots of dreams 

We bought a house upon a hill outside of town 

And two young people finally settled in 

And you just won't believe the little children running 'round 

And they pick yellow daisies now and then 

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And that's the way it could have been 

Oh, that's the way it should have been 

If I had met you way back then 

That's the way it would have been 

That's the way it could have been