Lyrics

i just can't keep anything nice

i found another note left on a pillow
it's happening once again
betrayal and grief
my recurring motif
what a maroon i've been

i had a perfect pigtailed girlfriend back in my teens
we were made for each other, had a jillion dreams
but of course i turned to someone else maybe once or twice
i just can't keep anything nice

then a few years later i fell head over heel
with the sweetest girl you'd care to know, had that donna reed feel
and yet, i let her slip away, i took my bad advice
i just can't keep anything nice

always the same story
i've lived in a loop
how many times have i said i'm sorry
and still never told the truth

i'll most likely make a future where all good things turn
eventually, it goes south 'cause god forbid i learn
and i'll go through the motions and later pay the price
i just can't keep anything ?
i just can't keep anything ?
i just can't keep anything nice...

©2004 david p. murphy
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