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In the birth announcements
On the fourteenth page of the small town daily news
It read Lilah Thompson had a baby boy
Six pounds at 10:02But they didn't list the father
He was carefully ignored
No mention of the scuffle in the corridor
But the questions still got askedAt the nurse's station he was close enough
To hear her call his name
He said, "It isn't fair, but if he knows I'm here
Her dad will go insane""If there's something you can do about it
Would you try?
I just want to hear our baby cry
Even if it's through the glass"Oh, once in awhile when the odds are against love
And all the events of the heart are on trial
If somebody gives and leaves the door open
To the power of hope and the will to forgive love livesThree suitcases and a baby seat
And their lives were in a car
Stealing off to the city
Where they both believedThey could make it if they worked real hard
Three weeks later they were out of that cheap motel
Having dinner at the Taco Bell
When he gave her the ringOh, once in awhile when the odds are against love
And all the events of the heart are on trial
If somebody gives and leaves the door open
To the power of hope and the will to forgive love livesWhen the preacher said, "If anyone objects
Speak now or hold your peace"
Every eye in the church turned to watch the man
Who rose up from his seatBut when he said
"I'm sorry for the things I didn't understand
Can I give you to this man"
Everybody criedOh, once in awhile when the odds are against love
And all the events of the heart are on trial
If somebody gives and leaves the door open
To the power of hope and the will to forgive love lives, love lives