Lyrics

Could Have Been You
by Rosanne Olson
arranged by Emerson Eads
© 2025

Verse 1
Could have been you
could have been me
but it was someone else
got swept out to sea
and here we stand
on solid ground
this sweet old world
still spinning round

Chorus
Saved by a branch
that floated by
by luck . . . or by God
or the blink of an eye
oh, look around
the sky so blue
and I’m still standing
here with you

Verse 2
Could have been you
could have been me
but it was someone else
trying to be free
there was a fence
guards with guns
searchlights and dogs
no place to run












Chorus 2
Saved by an inch
a moment in time
a kind touch
the flash of a smile
oh, can you see
the sky so blue
and I’m still standing
here with you

Verse 3
Could have been me
could have been you
one hole in the fence
we made it through
by luck or by God
too good to be true
hear me when I say
I love you
hear me when I say
I love you