Lyric

I wish I never let those words fall out

I hear them echoing and I want to shout

It was a stupid joke that fell so flat

Why did I have to act exactly like that

I bite my lip and stare at the wooden floor

Wishing I could walk right out the door

I see the awkward look upon your face

I want to disappear without a trace

The tape rewinds inside my tired brain

Playing the same old embarrassing pain

I toss and turn in the middle of the night

Replaying everything I did not do right

I pull the blanket over my heavy head

Regretting every single thing I said

Oh my god I made a massive mess

Ripped a hole right through my favorite dress

Spilled the words and ruined the whole mood

Looking like a fool and acting totally rude

But wait a second let me look behind

That stupid slip is what made me kind

I know exactly how a paper cut stings

So I pay attention to the little things

Yeah the blunder was an ugly seed

Growing into exactly what I need

I still get hot around my face and neck

Remembering when I was a total wreck

I said the wrong name at the worst of times

Stumbling over my own clumsy rhymes

I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me

Just a silly branch falling off a tree

I hold my breath and close my eyes so tight

Hoping that the morning makes it right

The tape rewinds inside my tired brain

Playing the same old embarrassing pain

I toss and turn in the middle of the night

Replaying everything I did not do right

I pull the blanket over my heavy head

Regretting every single thing I said

Oh my god I made a massive mess

Ripped a hole right through my favorite dress

Spilled the words and ruined the whole mood

Looking like a fool and acting totally rude

But wait a second let me look behind

That stupid slip is what made me kind

I know exactly how a paper cut stings

So I pay attention to the little things

Yeah the blunder was an ugly seed

Growing into exactly what I need

Years go by but the memory stays

Showing up on random ordinary days

While I am washing dishes or driving the car

The ghost of my mistake is never too far

But I do not run away from it anymore

I just let it sit by the front door

I pour a glass of water and say hello

To the foolish kid from so long ago

If I was always perfect and always right

I would never understand a losing fight

I would never know how to hold your hand

When things do not go the way you planned

My clumsy tongue and my two left feet

Made my empathy taste so sweet

I am a gentle friend because I fell down

The most beautiful mistake in this whole town

Oh my god I made a massive mess

Ripped a hole right through my favorite dress

Spilled the words and ruined the whole mood

Looking like a fool and acting totally rude

But wait a second let me look behind

That stupid slip is what made me kind

I know exactly how a paper cut stings

So I pay attention to the little things

Yeah the blunder was an ugly seed

Growing into exactly what I need

I made a mistake

A really good mistake

I am softer now

I know exactly how

To catch you when you trip

To save the sinking ship

I forgive my past

The shame did not last

Just a better me

Plain for you to see

I am doing fine

Walking down the line