The David Nelligan Thing - Been Burned lyrics

You try to be honest, you try to be fair But don't always get the same in return You have been betrayed, you have been ripped off And you've been burned, oh you've been burned If it's made you wary, you've been made aware Sometimes you expect the worst, it's true But I guess it must be scary 'cos I'm kind of scared It's bringing out the worst in you Reach a little farther, he of little faith A little goes a long way, I am told But when you try to be more open You try to open up, the effort feels absurd If you're always honest, if you're always fair You know you won't always get the same in return Nothing could be worth it, nothing's what you've got When we get burned, what do we learn? Ooh, don't, please, don't think, don't think It'll always be like this It won't