One Second Chance

It says here you're from Houston
 And you're certified to drive a truck
 But it doesn't say what you've been doin'
 For the last five years
 Then he watched his eyes keep readin'
 Then he watched his eyes look up
 And he watched another job he needed just disappear
 'Cause when they get to the line
 Have you been convicted of a crime
 They say thanks for comin' and they don't call you back
 I ain't askin' for every job under the sun
 I just want one
 Second chance
 On august 22nd
 Little Jacob's turnin' five
 But his momma moved him
 Half a state away
 I left another message
 On her phone at home last night
 And she finally had her lawyer
 Call today
 She knows I can't afford
 To take this thing to court
 And I'm tryin' hard to make her understand
 I'm not askin' for every weekend of every month
 I just want one
 Second chance
 I was young and I was stupid
 I regret it everyday
 I ain't saying I didn't do it
 But I've paid for my mistakes
 It's a lost and empty feeling when they don't want you around
 I've finally got my freedom but what good is it now
 There's some day's when it feels like it's been a 100 years
 Sometimes it seems like only yesterday
 We were painting Jacob's nursery
 Counting days until he was here
 Next thing I knew I'd thrown it all away
 Now I know I can't go back
 To the life I used to have
 When I still held the whole world in my hands
 I had a job I had a wife I had a son
 Now I just want one
 Second chance