Big Chance Lyrics - Mountain Soul Ii - Patty Loveless

Well, there's a boy down Shelby Gap 

And I like sittin' on his lap 

I'm his gal and he's my man 

We been makin' weddin' plans 

Brought him home to meet my ma 

She raised Cain and dropped her jaw 

"Girl, you're crazy as a bat, you ain't gonna marry that" 

Looka here mama, looka here daddy 

This is my true love, we're gonna get married 

Ain't a gonna hem-haw, ain't a gonna tarry 

This is my big chance, we're gonna get married 

Oh, mama, daddy, can't you see 

Holler's closin' in on me 

Cousins pourin' down like rain 

They're runnin' out of given names 

It's so crowded I can't breathe 

You need one less mouth to feed 

Forty dozen here at home 

You won't miss me when I'm gone 

Looka here mama, looka here daddy 

This is my true love, we're gonna get married 

Ain't a gonna hem-haw, ain't a gonna tarry 

This is my big chance, we're gonna get married 

Oh, he's the prettiest in these hills 

I don't hitch him, some gal will 

You just messed up my big chance 

For married bliss and true romance 

Two things y'all don't realize 

Shelby boys is mighty shy 

And courtin' life is extra hard 

If I can't keep 'em in the yard 

Oh, another one gone