She Didn't Have Time ~ Terri Clark
Album: Life Goes On
Tabbed by: Southerndrawl



DAGA


D
He said goodbye from the edge of the porch
A 
Like she'd been some casual friend
                G 
He said "you're better off without me,
 
I'm not what you need"
         A 
Like her mama had said about him
 
 
   D 
He started the car, pulled outta the drive
       A 
Didn't waste any time lookin' back
    G 
She watched him go, thinkin' even a stranger
      Bm                        A
Would show more compassion than that
 
 
               D 
She could have cried
                    A
But she didn't have time
                  G
She had a baby to feed
       A          G
A pink blanket to find
                            D
To rock their little one to sleep
                               A
She could have laid in bed for hours
                  G
Givin' misery the power
        A             G   A G A
But she didn't have time
 
 
D 
She got a sitter and she got a job
A 
Cause she had a promise to keep
    G 
Her day was a factory and evenin' survival
    A 
And night was exhaustion and sleep
    D 
Sometimes she felt life was passin' her by
    A 
And watchin' was all she could do
    G 
Her friends said "you gotta get out of the house,
    Bm                        A
And maybe you'll meet someone new"
 
 
               D 
She could have tried
                    A
But she didn't have time
                           G 
She had a five year old to feed
        A               G
She had ballet class, piano lessons
                  D
And t-ball little league
                              A
She could have laid awake for hours
                         G
Givin' lonely nights the power
        A           Bm       
But she didn't have time
 
 
                          G                            Bm
Not time, where would she find the time to trust a man again
                        G                               D
Not time, for that flat tire, a crowded parking lot and then
                       A                                     G
Not time, but yes have coffee with the man that got her tire fixed
                  A
She was thinkin' "gosh he's handsome"
                 
When he asked, "do you have kids?"
 
 
               D
She could have lied
                    A
But she didn't have time
                         G
All she said was, "she's five"
                    A          G
He said, "I saw the carseat, I love kids,
                   D
Does she have your eyes?"
                            A
And they sat and talked for hours
                   G
Giving destiny its power
                A                 G 
She coulda been afraid to fall in love that night
        A           D     A G
But she didn't have time
 
                    A         G                 A
She could have been afraid to fall in love that night
                    D     A G A D
But she didn't have time