It finally ended and I fell into a heap in the corner Nobody was there to pick me up the third time And everybody's saying, look I'm sorry, but I told ya Well I don't wanna believe that you're no longer mine But you've gotta learn from you own mistakes And nobody else's If it takes two years for me to learn it's someone else's turn That's a lesson I have to learn But don't break my heart and expect to get off scot-free I've got a guitar, an acid tongue, and an elephant's memory I wouldn't let anybody else do these things to me It's dangerous to love someone unconditionally, I believe But you've gotta from you own mistakes And nobody else's If it takes my life for me to learn you're a parasitic germ That's a lesson I'd like to learn And when I choose the right trail, I hope I know But I move like a snail Really slow Really slow Really slow