Repeat performance - cruel de ja vu
You play the bad guy, and I-I'll play the fool
How could I slip and make the same mistake twice
When did I learn to forgo my own good advice
CHORUS
I cannot stand here awaiting the day
That your actions match the words that you say
My heart's gone bankrupt selling wisdom for free
Every lesson learned is another one lost on me
I am a danger to myself
get all mangled, tangled, tied up in the past
be true unto thy self, but I can't manage
I'm damaged, a victim to typecast
Oh, appluase, applause, three cheers for the lost cause
Fragile, flawed shining center stage
But the pain makes you grow - hard line to toe
Everything's changing now see how I've changed
CHORUS
I cannot stand here awaiting the day
Finally decide to get out of your own way
I sacrificed my want appeasing your need
Every lesson learned is another one lost on me
BRIDGE
Things that you tried to hide
I chose to ignore
Guess we're both better after this
Than we gave ourselves credit for
But now that I can finally see
All those things you held inside
Despite what you have meant to me
I cannot just let this slide
CHORUS
See, I cannot stand here and pretend we're okay
Not like you've festered to your fact anyway
I tried to play teacher - never could be
Every lesson learned is another one lost on me
Every lesson learned another one's lost on me
Every every lesson learned another one's lost on me, on me
Oh but man, why'd you have to go and get lost on me
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Lyrics submitted by Mary.