Used to chase that boy home from school
  We called him frekled-faced, red-headed fool
  He was different...he wasn't cool like me
  Sticks and stones didn't break any bones
  But we never left well enough alone
  And one day he ran away from home, you see
  And I passed him as he walked away
  And in his eyes I heard him say
    One of these days you're gonna love me
  You'll sit down by yourself and think
  About the times you pushed and shoved me
  And what good friends we might've been
  And then you're gonna sigh a little
  Maybe even cry a little but
  One of these days you're gonna love me
    Patty Sue was a small town beauty
  I took one look at her and had to pull her to me
  Lord knows she should've seen right through me
  When I promised her the world
  But at 17, you only want one thing
  I left her standin' with my high school ring
  Innocent tears in the pourin' rain
    As I walked away
  And I still see her in my dreams
  And to this day she's whispering
    One of these days you're gonna love me
  You'll sit down by yourself and think
  About the time you turned from me
  And what good friends we might've been
  And then you're gonna sigh a little
  Maybe even cry a little but
  One of these days you're gonna love me
    Now everybody stands up
  The congregation sings
  It's a song of sweet forgiveness
  And as the chorus rings
  The wind blows clear my memory
  The pages start to turn
  Then suddenly I'm singin'
  The moment that I learn
    One of these days I'm gonna love me
  And feel the joy of sweet release
  One of these days, I'll rise above me
  And at last I'll find some peace
  Then I'm gonna smile a little
  Maybe even laugh a little but
  One of these days I'm gonna love me