We used to chase that boy home from school   We called him freckle 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   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   Of all the times you pushed and shoved me   And what good friends we might have been   And then you're gonna sigh a little   And 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 have seen right through me   When I promised her the world   But at 17 you only want one thing   I left her standing with my high school ring   Innocent tears in a 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 have been   And then you're gonna sigh a little   And 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   And suddenly I'm singing   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   And then I'm gonna smile a little   And maybe even laugh a little   But one of these days...   I'm gonna love me