I thought I saw an angel
Calling me across the yard
She said 'baby, it's been real
Now I'm gone'
I should've known much better
You can't tame something that wild
When I asked her if she loved me
She just smiled

But it's my fault
I don't care
I can't hate you if you're not here
Once you go, never ever turn around
I have sacrificed and I burned
Oh, you gotta live before you learn
And I wanted the truth but sometimes the truth hurts

And my angel with her dirty wings
She used to make me smile
She kept all of her secrets locked inside
In a place I could not reach her
Though I tried with all my might
When I begged for something real she said 'goodbye'

And it's my fault
I don't care
I can't hate you if you're not here
Once you go, never ever turn around
I have sacrificed and I burned
Oh, you gotta live before you learn
And I wanted the truth but sometimes the truth hurts

And I am sure it'll be just fine
If I remember, she wasn't ever mine
And I am sure it'll be just fine
If I remember, she wasn't ever mine

And the truth about the two of us
Is we don't make no sense
When we made love, our love was just pretend
And now I'm trying to forget her
The way I feel her in my bones
And I wonder if she thinks of me at all

But it's my fault
I don't care
I can't hate you if you're not here
Once you go, never ever turn around
I have sacrificed and I burned
Oh, you gotta live before you learn
And I wanted the truth but sometimes the truth hurts

And I wanted the truth but sometimes the truth hurts