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I've been told a million times before
If you're too weak to open it up
Then it's best to lock the door
She was preaching Aesop's fables
From the day that I was born
Oh my mama wouldn't want me
Making mistakes I can't afford
No my mama wouldn't want me
Making mistakes I can't afford
My daddy'd pick me up when I fell down
He'd say it's okay to fail sometimes
Just don't you fool around
He was taking me to church on Sunday
To sing before the Lord
Oh my daddy wouldn't want me
Making mistakes I can't afford
No my daddy doesn't want me
Making mistakes I can't afford
But I've got spending money
To spend on what I want
And I've got a few years
Before people start to talk
So just cause I know better
Doesn't mean I shouldn't do
All the same mistakes
Everybody else gets to
My friends became my teachers
And we played it fast and loose
You couldn't call us saints
But at least I got one excuse
They said you'll never learn to heal without a scrape or bruise or two
So just keep falling fast and hard
Before death can tie his noose
But I know a few people
Who'd rather sit in place
And waste away the years
Keeping their few memories safe
They think they now know better
Doesn't mean they didn't do
All the same mistakes
Everybody else gets to
Now I'm a little older
And I've cried about my faults
My cracks and imperfections
My folks thought I wouldn't want
But nothing handmade's flawless
I wish I'd known before
There's no mistake to make
That I cannot afford
When I had spending money
To spend on what I wanted
And I had a few young years
Before decisions could be taunted