There was once a chance I did not take

There was once a chance I did not take
Once a blank headline on the gazette
Once I spun the chambers in its roulette
There'd always a grip I could not break.

There was twice a woman that I loved
Twice another reeled her in before I
So twice the blade took away their life
But twice spilt blood was not enough.

There was thrice a prison that I escaped
Thrice a time I had to change my name
Thrice I was forced to take the blame—
And thrice framers' bodies limply draped.

There was never a moment I did forget
How I never held her under the stars
How I never erased these mental scars
And always cleaned my gun with regret.