Joe Nichols

The Impossible

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My dad chased monsters from the dark
He checked underneath my bed
He could lift me with one arm
Way up over top his head
He could loosen rusty bolts
With a quick turn of his wrench
He pulled splinters from his hand
Never even flinched
And 13 years I never seen him cry
But the day that grandpa died
I realized

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Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happen just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I’ve learned to never underestimate the impossible

Then there was my junior year
Billy had a brand new car
It was late
The road was wet
I guess the curve was just to sharp
I walked away without a scratch
They brought the helicopter in
Billy couldn’t feel his legs
Said he’d never walk again
But Billy said he would
And his mom and daddy prayed
And the day we graduated
He stood up to say

CHORUS

So don’t tell me that it’s over
Don’t give up on you and me
Cause there no such thing as hopeless
If you believe

CHORUS

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gorjess On Jun 10, 2002

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Then there was my junior year
Billy had a brand new car
It was late 
The road was wet
I guess the curve was just to sharp
I walked away without a scratch
They brought the helicopter in
Billy couldn’t feel his legs
Said he’d never walk again
But Billy said he would
And his mom and daddy prayed
And the day we graduated 
He stood up to say

CHORUS

So don’t tell me that it’s over
Don’t give up on you and me
Cause there no such thing as hopeless 
If you believe

CHORUS

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by Voltage

24y ago

This is one of my favorite songs, it has a lot of meaning to me, it's true, you CANT underestimate the impossible. I told this to my friend Celeste because I had a vision of me and her getting married and at first I thought it'd be impossible... then I said to never underestimate the impossible and the next day found this song. So Celeste, I dedicate this to you. I hope we'll always be friends :-)

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by lpfan_4life

24y ago

This is the fav. song of my most wonderful friend I have. I love her deeply and I dedicate this song to her. This song is true, never underestamate the impossible cause nothing is impossible. You will learn that in your life and when you do, you won't believe what happened.