I met the
perfect woman for me,
didn't realize it at the time
All she wanted was my love,
and all I did was make her cry
We had a great thing going,
but then I blew it so bad
I couldn't resist the temptation,
and it made us both so sad
I did a bad thing,
I think I broke her heart
Didn't know how great she was
until we were apart
Had to have this other girl
who was hanging on me
So I broke up with my true love
just so I could be free
And I thought I was doing the right thing
But I was wrong
And now I feel so bad
Never felt so guilty
Never knew what I had
Now she's gone
And it's too late to get smart
I did a bad thing
I think I broke my own heart
I tried to be so nice to her
I tried to be so polite
I tried to do it quickly
And I tried to get it right
I thought that before I cheated
I'd break it off with her first
But all it ever did
Was make the situation worse
I did a bad thing
I think I broke her heart
Didn't know how great she was
until we were apart
Had to have this other girl
who was hanging on me
So I broke up with my true love
just so I could be free
And I thought I was doing the right thing
But I was wrong
And now I feel so bad
Never felt so guilty
Never knew what I had
Now she's gone
And it's too late to get smart,
I did a bad thing
I think I broke my own heart
Technically, I never did cheat
But all I had was a few nights of fun
It wasn't worth it, but then it was too late
The damage was already done
I knew she'd never take me back,
although I tried a time or two
She went on to get a new man,
I went on to get the blues
I did a bad thing,
I think I broke her heart
Didn't know how great she was
until we were apart
Had to have this other girl
who was hanging on me
So I broke up with my true love
just so I could be free
And I thought I was doing the right thing
But I was wrong
And now I feel so bad
Never felt so guilty
Never knew what I had
Now she's gone
And it's too late to get smart
I did a bad thing
I think I broke my own heart
I did a bad thing
I think I broke her heart
Didn't know how great she was
Until we were apart
Had to have this other girl
Who was hanging all over me
So I broke up with my true love
Just so I could be free
And I thought I was doing the right thing
But I was wrong
And now I feel so bad,
never felt so guilty,
never knew what I had
till it was gone.
Now it's too late to get smart,
I did a bad thing.
I think I broke my own heart.