I'm told the case is now closed So I can come to my senses But when the
question is posed I'll have this meager defense
I was hoping that you'd know better than that I was hoping but you're an
amateur I was hoping that you'd know better But I've been wrong before
Despite conclusions I drew There was a chance you'd surprise me And you'd be
better than you 'Cause I'd have left otherwise
I was hoping that you'd know better than that I was hoping but you're an
amateur I was hoping that you'd know better But I've been wrong before
So I wasn't thinking clearly So you didn't think at all I thought that was
protocol
-piano/guitar solo-
I was hoping that you'd know better than that I was hoping but you're an
amateur I was hoping that you'd know better But I've been wrong before
I was hoping that I was hoping but you're an amateur I was hoping that you'd
know better But I've been wrong before