If I was smart I would take your advice But I am not and so I have to think twice Never a lesson have I learned Without first being burned Oh, the troubles I've known! I seem to learn everything the hard way I'm not old enough to be on my own But I'm much too old to stay I was about to tell you the truth All the mistakes of my wasted youth And why I didn't make it home on time But you would have thought I was only lying I always believed I ran away But now I know I was told to go Maybe it's worked out better this way What could you say I didn't already know?