I should've known when the cop told me I'm going too fast He told me speed like that and it's bound to be a hell of a crash He told me better late than you don't get there, do the math Oh, you ought to be grateful for what you have Well, what if I refuse to learn? I see a flame, I wanna get burned How can I blame you for showing up at the party? You're looking through me in that way You saw something inside of me break You saw me, you wanna make a mistake How can I blame you for taking over my daydreams? I wanna scream that I'm sorry But I can't cause I'm long overdue Oh, I wanna blame it on you Why's it hard for a man to be satisfied? Oh, I got one glimpse of the green grass on the other side Cause it's all been coming to this and goddamn, I won't be denied Oh, I'm gonna take one more chance tonight Oh, what if I refuse to learn? I see the flame grow, I gotta get burned How can I blame you for showing up at the party? You're looking through me in that way You saw something inside of me break You saw me, you wanna make a mistake How can I blame you for taking over my daydreams? I wanna scream that I'm sorry But I can't cause I'm long overdue Oh, I wanna blame it on you Did I know my weakness? Did I mount all my defenses? Did I tell you to leave me alone? How can I blame you? You saw something inside of me break You saw me, you wanna make a mistake How can I blame you for taking over my daydreams? I wanna scream that I'm sorry But I can't cause I'm long overdue Oh, I wanna blame it on you Oh, I wanna blame it on you I wanna blame it on you Yeah I wanna blame it on you