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