There, there - things didn't work out like you wanted
Once again your heart is haunted
By the ghost of a dream that might have been we've all been
There, there - holding a bad hand from a raw deal
Certain no one knows how lost you feel
Cause if they did wouldn't somebody be looking for you
Oh our best laid plans don't always come to fruition
Or we find we cannot bear the true cost of admission
We grow dizzy from the constant stream of contradiction
It only makes sense that we fall down
Then you get a bit of sweet to tame the sour
Or stumble on a single match in the middle of your darkest hour
An answered prayer rarely looks like a wish come true
There, there, I've made that mistake, too
Now what
I think you pull yourself together
Trust me in the end its better
That you're the one to take the strings and tie the bow
Oh our best laid plans don't always come to fruition
Or we find we cannot bear the true cost of admission
We grow dizzy from the constant stream of contradiction
It only makes sense that we fall down
Then you get a bit of sweet to tame the sour
Or stumble on a single match in the middle of your darkest hour
An answered prayer rarely looks like a wish come true
There, there, I've made that mistake, too
I've sworn it was the last time when I knew I'd just begun
I've promised to stick around even as I turned to run
I've kept my head beneath the sand while longing for the sun
You're not the only one, you're not the only one
Then you get a bit of sweet to tame the sour
Or stumble on a single match in the middle of your darkest hour
An answered prayer rarely looks like a wish come true
There, there, I've made that mistake, too
There, there – I've made that mistake, too