Cover art for Chances by Five for Fighting

Chances

Jul. 21, 20091 viewer16.3K views

Chances Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Chances are when said and done
Who'll be the lucky ones
Who make it all the way?
Though you say I could be your answer
Nothing lasts forever
No matter how it feels today

[Chorus 1]
Chances are we'll find a new equation
Chances rolled away from me
Chances are all they hope to be

[Verse 2]
Don't get me wrong I'd never say never
'Cause though love can't change the weather
No act of God can pull me away from you
I'm just a realistic man
A bottle filled with shells and sand
Afraid to love beyond what I can lose
When it comes to you
And though I see us through, yeah

[Chorus 2]
Chances are we'll find two destinations
Chances roll away from me
Still, chances are more than expectations
But possibilities over me
[Bridge]
It's a fight with two to one
Lay your money on the sun
Until you crash what have you done?
Is there a better bet than love?
What you are is what you bring
You gotta cry before you sing
Chances, chances
Chances lost are hope's torn out pages
Maybe this time!

[Chorus 3]
Chances are we'll be the combination
Chances come and carry me
Chances are waiting to be taken
And I can see...
Chances are the fascinations
Chances won't escape from me
Chances are only what we make them
And all I need

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“Chances” by Five For Fighting is the lead single off his fifth studio album, Slice. The song, which peaked at #83 on Billboard Hot 100, is about the chances a man will take for his love and the potential impacts these chances have on their relationship.

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