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

Sticks and stones didn't break any bones
But we never left well enough alone
But one day he ran away from home you see
And I passed him as we walked away
And in his eyes I heard him say

Chorus:
One of these days your gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself and think
'Bout the times you pushed and shoved me
And what good friends we might have been
And then your gonna sigh a little
Maybe even cry a little but
One of these days your gonna love me

Patty 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 her the world

But at 17 you only want one thing
I left her standing with my high school ring
Innocent tears in the pouring rain
As I walked away
And I still see her in my dreams
And to this day she's whispering

Chorus:
One of these days your gonna love me
You'll sit down by yourself and think
'Bout the time you turned from me
And what good friends we might have been
And then your gonna sigh a little
Maybe even cry a little but
One of these days your gonna love me

Now everybody stands up
the congregation sings
It's a song of sweet forgiveness
And As the chours rings

The wind blows clear my memory
The pages start to turn
And suddenly I'm singing
The moment that I loved

Chorus:
One of these days I'm gonna love me
And fill the joy of sweet release
One of these days I'll rise above me
And at last I'll find some peace
And then I'm gonna smile a little
and Maybe even laugh a little but
One of these days I'm gonna love me