It Could Have Been Me lyrics

Organ music softly playing

Sounds of people's whispers saying

"She's a pretty bride; you're such a lucky man"

I smile and blink the tears away

And find the proper words to say

While aching with the pain they just can't understand

It could have been me

Wearing that dress of white

It could have been me

Holding you close tonight

It could have been me

Giving your children life

Why can't it be me who'll be your wife?

Now we're all gathered together

You vow your love for worse or better

Lift her veil and kiss her with a tender glow

Then leading her back up the aisle

I try to meet your eyes and smile

But all the time my heart is breaking so

It could have been me

Wearing that dress of white

It could have been me

Holding you close tonight

It could have been me

Giving your children life

Why can't it be me who'll be your wife?

They toast the lovely bride and groom

And as you leave the noisy room

They say that it's my turn to catch the bride's bouquet

And as the crowd goes streaming past

And someone says "He's hers at last"

I hold my pretty flowers and slowly walk away

It could have been me

Wearing that dress of white

It could have been me

Holding you close tonight

It could have been me

Giving your children life

Why can't it be me who'll be your wife?

• Artist:Vicki Lawrence
• Album:The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia