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