I Thought You Were the One

If you wanna be a screw-up

I guess I'm just gonna have to let you go

'Cause I've got too much riding on this

To let you take hold

And I thought a lot about letting you in

And slowing down my world

And Lord knows I needed that

But that's all lost for now

'Cause I thought you were the one

I thought you were the one

And now it's all rotten

It's just such a shame 'cause

I had so much love to give

But you were so damn vain, vain

I thought you were the one

Funny how a heart can mend when

You find someone new

And hopefully next time around

The love I give won't be misused

And I still wonder where you are then

If we'll cross paths one day

And when I'm driving past your house

It might be hard to take

'Cause I thought you were the one

I thought you were the one

And now it's all rotten

It's just such a shame 'cause

I had so much love to give

But you were so damn vain, vain

I thought you were the one

One, one, oh

Part of me hoped we could work it out

But I've gotta let you go to save myself right now

'Cause I thought you were the one

I thought you were the one

I thought you were the one

I thought you were the one

And now it's all rotten

It's just such a shame 'cause

I had so much love to give

But you were so damn vain, vain

Yeah, I thought you were the one