We used to chase that boy home from school
We called him, freckle face
red-headed fool
He was different he wasn't cool like me

Well sticks and stones didn't break any bones
But, we never left well enough alone
'Til one day he ran away from home you see
I passed him as he w-alked away
And in his eyes I heard him say

One of these days you're gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself, and think
About the times you, pushed and shoved me
And what good friends we might have been
Then you're gonna sigh a little
Maybe even cry a little but
One of these days, you're gonna love m-e

Atty Sue was a small town beauty
I took one look at her and had to pull her to me
Lord knows she should have seen right through me
When I promised h-er the world

At seventeen you only want one thing
So I left her standing with my high school ring
Innocent tears in the pouring rain
While I walked away
And I still see her in my dreams
And to this day she's whispering

One of these days you're gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself, and think
About the time you, turned from me
And what good friends we might have been
Then you're gonna sigh a little
Maybe even cry a little but
One of these days, you're gonna love m-e

Ooo everybody stands up
The congregation sings
It's a song of sweet forgiveness
And as the chorus r-ings
The wind blows clear my memory
The pages start to turn
And suddenly I'm singin', the moment that I learn

One of these days I'm gonna love you
I'll feel the joy, and sweet release

One fo these I-I'll ris above me
And then at last I'll have some peace
Then I'm gonna cry a little
Maybe even cry a laugh a little but
One of these days, I'm gonna love
m-e