Bitterest Pill

Last night I thought I played it right But I left it wrong I never should have come And you looked so confused You thought I would feel it, too Well, honey, I've got news for you I am a fool I rarely get it right The first time The first time I thought things were going great But it was growing late So, you made your escape And I should really know by now That I'm the reason things don't work out 'Cause I've got this terrible way of never Saying what it is I mean to say I rarely get it right The first time The first time And you, you've gotta see it through There's nothing I can do To get through to you And that's the bitterest pill that I'll ever swallow It's the pride in my heart That I have to follow through If I ever want you to want me, too Can I really be blamed? For a momentary lapse in my judgement For a reflex I felt, but instantly regret I feel too much pain for a thing That I never even really had It's the pain in your eyes as I pulled away It was realizing that I wanted to stay But I was too late And that's the bitterest pill that I'll ever swallow It's the pride in my heart That I have to follow through If I ever want you to want me, too I rarely get it right The first time The first time It's the bitterest pill It's the bitterest pill