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 defenseI 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 beforeDespite conclusions I drew
There was a chance you'd surprise me
And you'd be better than new
'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 beforeSo I wasn't thinking clearly
So you didn't think at all
I thought that was protocolI 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
