Cover art for Past Mistakes by The Goo Goo Dolls
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Past Mistakes Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No one can help you now
You ain't willing to learn, not then, not now
You're goin' slow, not standing still
You're ripe upon your window sill
You're going through what you're going through
You're innocent 'til you know it's true
You fill your glass and tip your cup
It's just the price of growing up

[Chorus]
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold (Ah)
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed

[Verse 2]
Sometimes you won't speak for days
But nothing burns like hidden rage
Not every scar is visible
Walk gently in the time you fill

[Chorus]
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold (Ah)
Your past mistakes and tragedies
The reason you're mistrusting me
Watching as it casually unfolds (Ah)
But what goes on inside? We'll never know
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed
[Bridge]
If every day just followed a script
With all your love worked into it
Would you ever feel warm enough
Or is it just the price of growing up?

[Chorus]
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare in front of me
Waiting for a spark to kill the cold
Your past mistakes and tragedies are laying bare, disgusting me
Watching as it casually unfolds (Ah)
But what goes on inside, we'll never know (Ah)
Your past mistakes and tragedies exposed

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Credits
Percussion
Background Vocals
Release Date
August 12, 2022
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