IT COULDA BEEN ME
Woodward / Chesnut

as recorded by Billie Joe Spears
1971


At the start of the year a new boy came to our school.
He was really good lookin', everybody thought he was cool.
I did everything I knew to try to turn his head,
But he had eyes for my best friend Judy instead.

And it coulda been me,
It coulda been me,
But Judy got him,
How lucky can one girl be!
It coulda been me,
It coulda been me,
How lucky can one girl be,
It coulda been me!

It didn't take long 'til Judy started callin' it love,
Two peas in a pod, closer than a hand in a glove!
Him wantin' her, and me wantin' him like a fool,
Then Judy was voted most popular girl in our school!

And it coulda been me,
It coulda been me,
But Judy got him,
How lucky can one girl be!
It coulda been me,
It coulda been me,
How lucky can one girl be,
It coulda been me!

A couple of months after school, the boy went away,
To college or the service, Judy never really did say.
She didn't tell me too much, she was all broken up over him,
Judy had two April showers, the mother of twins!

And it coulda been me,
It coulda been me,
But Judy got him,
How unlucky can one girl be!
It coulda been me,
It coulda been me,
How lucky can one girl be,
It coulda been me!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2015)