First of all, I just heard this song for the first time a few days ago, and immediately fell in love with it.
I think it's about a girl and a guy starting a new relationship.
"Chances are when said and done
Who will be the lucky ones
Who make it all the way?
Though you say I could be your answer
Nothing lasts forever
No matter how it feels today"
Very few couples actually end up getting married and having their happy ever after. The girl is saying "well, you might be someone I could love forever" but he thinks things won't always stay the same, no matter how in love they seem right now.
"Chances are we'll find a new equation
Chances run away from me
Chances are all they hope to be"
He think that, chances are, their relationship won't work out in the end. But "chances are all they hope to be" meaning that it could be that they stay together forever.
"Don't get me wrong I never say never
Cause though love can change the weather
No act of God can pull me away from you"
He's not going to say no to this girl because he really likes this girl. But love can't change the circumstances and nothing can keep him away from her.
"I'm just a realistic man
A bottle filled with shells and sand
Afraid to look beyond what I can lose when it comes to you
And though I'll see us through yeah"
He's saying that he's simply being realistic about the chances of them staying together in a world of people getting their hopes up just to watch them fall. He doesn't want to get his hopes up just for their relationship to fail.
"Chances are we'll find two destinations
Chances run away from me
Still chances are more than expectations
And possibilities
Over me"
Chances are that they'll split up and that they'll end up far away from each other. And that things likely won't turn out the way they're expected to.
"Eight to five or two to one
Lay your money on the sun
Until you crash what have you done?
Is there a better bet than love?
What you are is what you bring
You've got to cry before you sing"
He saying that love is a crazy bet, but what else is there on earth worth betting for? ("lay your money on the sun" as in it's almost certain that your money will burn up and leave you with nothing). Things have to be bad and uncertain before content and good.
"Chances, chances
Chances lost are hopes torn up pages
Maybe this time
Chances are we'll be the combination
Chances come and carry me
Chances are waiting to be taken
And I can see"
Chances that aren't taken are torn up pages in the story of your life that you don't know how they would have changed your life. Maybe this time, he'll take a chance and it'll be worth it. This chance is one he's willing to take.
"Chances are the fascination
Chances won't escape from me
Chances are only what we make them
And all I need"
Taken a chance is something he has to do. Chances are only what you make them, and he has to take them because this girl is what he needs and wants.
First of all, I just heard this song for the first time a few days ago, and immediately fell in love with it. I think it's about a girl and a guy starting a new relationship.
"Chances are when said and done Who will be the lucky ones Who make it all the way? Though you say I could be your answer Nothing lasts forever No matter how it feels today"
Very few couples actually end up getting married and having their happy ever after. The girl is saying "well, you might be someone I could love forever" but he thinks things won't always stay the same, no matter how in love they seem right now.
"Chances are we'll find a new equation Chances run away from me Chances are all they hope to be"
He think that, chances are, their relationship won't work out in the end. But "chances are all they hope to be" meaning that it could be that they stay together forever.
"Don't get me wrong I never say never Cause though love can change the weather No act of God can pull me away from you"
He's not going to say no to this girl because he really likes this girl. But love can't change the circumstances and nothing can keep him away from her.
"I'm just a realistic man A bottle filled with shells and sand Afraid to look beyond what I can lose when it comes to you And though I'll see us through yeah"
He's saying that he's simply being realistic about the chances of them staying together in a world of people getting their hopes up just to watch them fall. He doesn't want to get his hopes up just for their relationship to fail.
"Chances are we'll find two destinations Chances run away from me Still chances are more than expectations And possibilities Over me"
Chances are that they'll split up and that they'll end up far away from each other. And that things likely won't turn out the way they're expected to.
"Eight to five or two to one Lay your money on the sun Until you crash what have you done? Is there a better bet than love? What you are is what you bring You've got to cry before you sing"
He saying that love is a crazy bet, but what else is there on earth worth betting for? ("lay your money on the sun" as in it's almost certain that your money will burn up and leave you with nothing). Things have to be bad and uncertain before content and good.
"Chances, chances Chances lost are hopes torn up pages Maybe this time Chances are we'll be the combination Chances come and carry me Chances are waiting to be taken And I can see"
Chances that aren't taken are torn up pages in the story of your life that you don't know how they would have changed your life. Maybe this time, he'll take a chance and it'll be worth it. This chance is one he's willing to take.
"Chances are the fascination Chances won't escape from me Chances are only what we make them And all I need"
Taken a chance is something he has to do. Chances are only what you make them, and he has to take them because this girl is what he needs and wants.