Take a Chance on Me Quotes
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Source: Take a Chance on Me
Speaker: ABBA
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line. Honey, I'm still free, take a chance on me."
If you change your mind,
I'm the first in line.
Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me
If you need me,
let me know, gonna be around.
If you've got no place to go,
if you're feeling down.
If you're all alone
when the pretty birds have flown.
Honey, I'm still free,
take a chance on me.
Context
This line is from the song "Take a Chance on Me," written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from the album ABBA: The Album (1977).
We've all gotta take chances sometimes. And what's more exciting than taking a chance on love? That's the basic idea behind this entire song. It's all about telling the one you love that you're totally into them even if they're not 100% sold on you yet. You're a catch. You're worth the gamble. One day they're gonna realize it. And you'll be waiting for them when they do. Geez, that's devotion.
Also, borderline stalking, but we're gonna choose to see it as romantic. Come on, guys, take a chance on love, won't you?
Where you've heard it
This is a pretty well-known ABBA song, so you've probably heard it anywhere music is played, but the idea of taking a chance on someone or something definitely pre-dates this disco era tune.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Sometimes you gotta take a chance and that's not pretentious at all. Just imagine the party is winding down and you put this song on—maybe that pretty girl across the room considers taking a chance on you after all? Use sparingly for best results though (ladies do not want to take a chance on you every other night, guys).