Omaha (The Only What If)

I met a man going to Omaha He told me some stories 'bout his son-in-law He spoke just like your parents, in a Western drawl If you could even call it that I told him how we'd hit the Iowa State Fair I felt a little like an alien out there It's crazy how much he resembled ya Guess that's the comfort of Middle America And I know you're away and out achieving something Found your own saving grace, and she's cute as a button And I'm still a basket case But that's the life that I picked You're not the one that got away You're just the only, "What if?" La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la He gave a smile as he waved goodbye I've seen that same expression 'bout a million times "Godspeed", he said to me with understanding eyes I never got to know his name I watched him as he turned to walk away I thought about you all the way to baggage claim You can't ask fire to stick around in pouring rain Guess that's either a blessing or an awful shame And I know you're away and out achieving something Found your own saving grace, and she's cute as a button And I'm still a basket case But that's the life that I picked You're not the one that got away You're just the only, "What if?" La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Baby, it was alright for just a little bit Romeo spinnin' lies to hand to Juliet You had a blueprint for life, I had a bucket list And I didn't fit So, I just made the best of it And I know you're away and out achieving something Found your own saving grace, and she's cute as a button Aren't you glad I gave my place to someone worthy of it? You're not the one that got away You're just the only, "What if?" La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la