That's the Way It Could Have Been

I was so excited when you asked if I could go
 But mom said I'd have to ask my daddy
 I met him at the front door, so afraid that he'd say no
 But he smiled and said, "Let mama get you ready"
 In your cotton shirt and faded jeans, you came for me
 And the gingham dress was all I had to wear
 With a dollar in your pocket and a borrowed car
 You picked a yellow daisy for my hair
 That's the way it could have been
 Oh, that's the way it should have been
 If I had met you way back then
 That's the way it would have been
 I put away my gingham for a pretty dress of white
 And you wore a suit instead of faded jeans
 Our wedding day was perfect and we loved away the night
 Life for us was filled with lots of dreams
 We bought a house upon a hill outside of town
 And two young people finally settled in
 And you just won't believe the little children running 'round
 And they pick yellow daisies now and then
 And that's the way it could have been
 Oh, that's the way it should have been
 If I had met you way back then
 That's the way it would have been
 That's the way it could have been