[Verse 1] She was tan, she was classy From southern Tallahassee And her daddy had the Kennedy hair She graduated Vandy Old money and a handmedown Country club sorority flair Woulda been a good wife Woulda been a good life Couple kids and some khaki shorts She started talkin bout marriage And I knew three carats Wouldnt shine in my rusty old Ford [Chorus] Heres to all the near Mrs. Give em all my best wishes And closecall kisses that never came through Thank God I didnt ever say I do Heres to all the lost chances Lastcall romances Cause if those near Mrs. had ever come through I wouldve missed out on you [Verse 2] She was sweet, she was mean From New Orleans She tried to put me in her voodoos pell A wildfire ragin A French Quarter Cajun And her brother did some time in jail Now, LA was pretty And New York was witty And Chicago got too cold for me I went all around the world For a marrying girl All the while, she was in Tennessee [Chorus] Heres to all the near Mrs. Give em all my best wishes And closecall kisses that never came through Thank God I didnt ever say I do Heres to all the lost chances Lastcall romances Cause if those near Mrs. had ever come through I wouldve missed out on you Yeah [Bridge] Come on now Hey [Chorus] Heres to all the near Mrs. Give em all my best wishes And closecall kisses that never came through Thank God I didnt ever say I do Heres to all the lost chances Lastcall romances Cause if those near Mrs. had ever come through I wouldve missed out on you Yeah, I probably wouldve ended up somethin blue And I wouldve missed out on you [Outro] Ladadadada Ladadadadada Ladadadada, ladadadada Ladadadadada Ladadadadadada Ladadadadadadadadada Ladadadadadada, ladadadada Ladadadadada Hey
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