A single failure
  A little slip
  A misdemeanour
  A little trip
  Does this condemn me
  Lock me away?
  Before you turn the key
  I have one more thing to say
  To make amends
  Maybe be friends
  
  (chorus)
  Everybody gets a second chance
  The Circumstance to say I'm sorry
  I'd like to tell you in advance
  Take my chance and tell you
  I'm sorry too
  
  A little stumble
  A little fall
  Inconsequential
  Nothing At All
  Now there was someone
  I heard him say
  That the best laid plans
  Sometimes go astray
  So don't be surprised
  If I offer you no alibis
  
  (Chorus)
  
  Everybody gets a second chance
  The circumstance to say I'm sorry
  I'd like to tell you in advance
  I'll take my chance and tell you I
  Take my chance and tell you
  I love you
  
  (2 Choruses with slight variations)
  
  Everybody wants a
  Everybody needs a
  Everybody gets a second chance