Mistakes

Oh the mistakes I made

I drag a ball and chain

I need an alibi

Until the day I die

I was punished for loving someone out my reach

The jury didn't know we were as thick as thieves

And as I get dizzy questioning what I've done wrong

The accusations go on and go on and go on

This is a shakespearean kind of ordeal

The girl's got no worth

She must be out to steal

So they put my name on the blacklist and said

Wanted alive or dead

Oh the mistakes I made

I drag a ball and chain

I need an alibi

Until the day I die

A chain reaction started by fallacy

Caused everyone I trust to abandon me

Just to repent for good

The guilt will never be gone

The reparations go on and go on and go on

I can't be convinced

My innocence is lost

But at their expense

I still pay the cost

The road to redemption

Never ceases to grow

You've got miles to go

Oh the mistakes I made

I drag a ball and chain

I need an alibi

Until the day I die

I will grow old shedding bitter tears

Paralyzed by love throughout all my years

What I once admired

I have lived from afar

And the consequences

Have left me scarred

All I ever wanted was to love

But in this crowd you must push and shove

Hide away your heart and change your name

To escape the shame

Oh the mistakes I made

I drag a ball and chain

I need an alibi

Until the day I die

(Throw it all away, throw it all away, throw it all away)