When I was a kid 
the things I did 
were hidden under the grid
young and naive 
I never believed
that love could be so well hid

with regret
I’m willing to bet 
and say the older you get
it gets harder to forgive 
and harder to forget

it gets under your shirt like a dagger at work
the first cut is the deepest but the rest still flipping hurt
you build your heart of plastic
get cynical and sarcastic
and end up in the corner on you’re own

Cos I’d love to feel love 
but I can’t stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes
as a form of protection
I thought I was close 
but under further inspection
it seems I’ve [bad word] 
in the wrong direction oh no 

So what’s the point 
in getting your hopes up
when all you’re ever getting 
is choked up
when you’re coked up
and can’t remember 
the reason why you broke up

you call her in the morning
when [bad word] down and falling 
like an old man on the side of the road
cos when you’re apart 
you don’t want to mingle
when you’re together 
you want to be single
ever the chase to taste the kiss of bliss
that made your heart tingle
how much greener the grass is
with those rose tinted glasses
but the butterflies they flutter by 
and leave us on our [bad word] 
Cos I’d love to feel love 
but I can’t stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes
as a form of protection
I thought I was close 
but under further inspection
it seems I’ve [bad word] 
in the wrong direction oh no 

there’s fish in the sea 
for me to make a selection
I’d jump in if it wasn’t
for my ear infection
cos all I want to do
is try to make a connection
it seems I've [bad word] in the wrong direction oh

Oh I’d love to feel love 
but I can’t stand the rejection
I hide behind my jokes
as a form of protection
I thought I was close 
but under further inspection
it seems I’ve [bad word] 
in the wrong direction oh no