She thinks she’s got it all
figured out this time
and she won’t make the same old mistakes
Keeping notes in her mind
she’s thinking next time
she’ll know better the right steps to take
But she’s just girl
When some guy comes along
and he totally rocks her world
All she thought was right
will be wrong and what’s wrong
she’ll justify it at least
in her own mind but she knows
She’ll let down her defenses
she’ll lose all control
her own sense of self
as she bargains her soul
away and she’ll compromise
her dreams and desires
As she watches them go
fly right out the window
He knows what she wants to
believe so he’ll let her
She’ll tell herself anything
if it makes her feel better
forget what she told herself
not so long ago
When she was keeping those
notes in her mind
now tattered and torn
The ones she can find still
are all weathered and worn
Like those old convictions of that girl she used to know
That girl who told herself so long ago
Next time
Next time I’ll know
Next time I’ll know better
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