The Gift

The Gift
Lucy Billings (Lucy Tunes Music, ASCAP)

When I first met you, I saw the warning signs
But I ignored them, thinking it might change in time
Were your friends wondering, does she know
She is traveling down a dead end road?
If they had told me, would I have listened?
Or even recognize the gift that I was given?
Advice I would not take, I guess I’d rather make my own mistake
Believing that somehow this time it would be different

I went to a party - talking to your former girlfriend
She was as nice as she could be
I searched her eyes for useful information
Some kind of clue that she’d be passing on to me


If she had told me, would I have listened?
Or even recognize the gift that I was given?
Advice I would not take, I guess I’d rather make my own mistake
Believing that somehow with me it would be different

How many times along the way have I heard myself say
If you had only told me so, but did I really want to know?
Know, no, did I really want to know?
No, No

When I was younger I didn’t listen to my mom and dad
They tried to tell me about the pain that would lie ahead
And in my arrogance I thought, what do they know?
And now they’re not around to say we told you so
They tried to tell me, I did not listen
Or even recognize the gift that I was given
Advice I would not take, I guess I’d rather make my own mistake
Believing that somehow my life would turn out different