He said goodby

              
e from the edg

            
e of the porch

 
     
Like she'd bee

n some casual 

friend
              
He said "You'r

  
e better off w

ithout me, I'm

 not what you 

need." 
         
Like her momma

 had said abou

t him
             
He started the

             
 car, pulled o

ut of the driv

e
       
Didn't waste a

ny time lookin

' back
             
She watched hi

     
m go thinkin' 

even a strange

r 
            
Would show mor

              
e compassion t

    
han that


[Chorus:]
             
She could've c

              
ried but she d

             
idn't have tim

e
              
She had a baby

      
 to feed a pin

k blanket to f

ind
              
To rock their 

              
little one to 


sleep
              
She could've l

              
aid in bed for

             
 hours giving 

           
misery the pow

er
             
But she didn't

      
 have time


       
She got a sitt

er and she got

 a job 
       
'Cause she had

 a promise to 

keep
             
Her day was a 

              
factory and ev

              
enin' survival

 
    
And night was 

exhaustion and

 sleep
             
Sometimes she 

              
felt life was 

              
passing her by

 
 
    
And watchin' w

as all she cou

ld do
             
Her friends sa

              
id you gotta g

  
et outta the h

ouse 
            
And maybe you'

              
ll meet someon

  
e new


[Chorus:]
             
She could've t

              
ried but she d

           
idn't have tim

e
              
She had a five

              
-year-old to f

  
eed
              
She had ballet

              
 class, piano 

              
lessons and T-

             
ball Little Le

ague
              
She could've l

              
aid awake for 

             
hours givin' l

              
onely nights t

   
he power
             
But she didn't

          
 have time


[Bridge:]
              
Not time, wher

             
e would she fi

              
nd the time to

              
 trust a man a

   
gain
              
Not time, for 

             
that flat tire

              
, a crowded pa

              
rking lot and 

   
then,
              
Not time, but 

             
yes, have coff

              
ee with the ma

              
n that got her

            
 tire fixed
              
She was thinki

              
ng, 'Gosh, he'

              
s handsome' wh

          
en he asked

Do you have kids?


[Chorus:]
             
She could've l

              
ied but she di

             
dn't have time

                 
 
              
All she said w

              
as "She's five

     
." 
                                  
He said, "I saw the car seat, I love kids -
              
Does she have 

     
your eyes?"
              
And they sat a

              
nd talked for 

        
hours 
              
Givin' destiny

      
 the power
                                               
She could've been afraid to fall in love that night
             
But she didn't

                
 have time

             
She could've b

              
een afraid to 

              
fall in love t

         
hat night
              
But she didn't

                         
 have time