You can't bystand all the people Stand them on their own They will fall to pieces So we watch them grow Into strange and pretty faces I don't know Clutching to my lipstick traces Watch them go Chorus: Make mistake number three Make mistake number three Make mistake number three It's strange how much it changes How they want to know How cynical are people That's where children go Dragged into a conversation They can't hold It's so sad But it prepares them for the mould (chorus) Why is my love like an ocean run dry? Why is my love Such a struggle with life? You can't bystand all the people Stand them on their own They will fall into pieces So we watch them grow (chorus) Make mistake number three