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The song chronicles the lamentable story of a working-class woman who was swept up by a man who saved her from her abusive father. She left to start a life with her new lover but was abandoned with two sons and no hope.
[Verse 1]
All the rain came down on a cold new town
As he carried you away
From your father's hand that always seemed like a fist
Reaching out to make you pay
[Verse 2]
He came like a hero from the factory floor
With the sun and moon as gifts
But the only son you ever saw
Were the two he left you with
[Chorus]
Oh Lord, where did the feeling go?
Oh Lord, I never felt so low
[Verse 3]
Now the skirts hang so heavy around your head
That you never knew you were young
Because you played chance with a lifetime's romance
And the price was far too long
[Chorus]X2
[Break]
[Chorus]X2
Oh Lord, where did the feeling go?
Chance was written by Tony Butler & Mark Brzezicki & Bruce Watson & Stuart Adamson.
Chance was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Big Country released Chance on Fri Jul 15 1983.