You're Looking at Your Mistake

Intro

Verse 1 You been waitin' on somethin' comin' from far Some stranger, some shadow, some headlights, some car Look closer, boy — pull the mirror in tight The thing you been dreadin' been standin' in plain sight I'm not a warning shot, I'm not a sign I'm the bill itself, and it's long past time You made me — one bad choice, one bad day And now you're lookin' at your mistake

Chorus You're lookin' at your mistake, in the flesh The one you thought would fade with the years I'm the debt that came back wearin' a face You're lookin' at your mistake — and it's here

Verse 2 You want to know what I was before? A man with a wife and an unlocked door A porch light, a truck, a Sunday routine The most forgettable, harmless man you ever seen Then somebody made a choice like you just made And the harmless man got unmade So look real good — this is what that costs I'm the shape a good man takes when it's all lost

Chorus You're lookin' at your mistake, in the flesh The one you thought would fade with the years I'm the debt that came back wearin' a face You're lookin' at your mistake — and it's here

Bridge I used to be somebody's whole entire world Now I'm the last thing a bad man sees Funny how a life turns on a single turn You're lookin' at your mistake — say hello to me You're lookin' at your mistake, in the flesh The one you thought would fade with the years I'm the debt that came back wearin' a face You're lookin' at your mistake — and it's here

Outro Say hello. It's the last face you'll get.

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