i thought about sitting on the floor in second grade

i couldn't keep the pace

i thought i was the only one moving in slow motion

while the other kids knew something i did not

but if i acted like a clown

i thought it'd get me through, it did

but that don't work no more

you're not a kid no more

i thought i'd do some travelling

never did



regrets, regrets



i thought about the hours wasted

watching t.v., drinking beer

i thought about the things i thought about

until immobilized with fear

and all the great ideas i had

and how we just made fun

of those who had the guts to try and fail

and then i ended up in jail



regrets, regrets



... but just for a day

seems the police had made a computer mistake

said there must be thousands like me with the same name

anyway, i thought about the things i settled for or never tried

i never visited my grandma even once

when she was sick before she died

so i don't blame you if you never come to see me here again



regrets, regrets...