She's a Mistake I Made

(Bill Anderson)



She came in the door and walked to the bar

And I guess my face turned white

I hadn't seen her in a long time

And I didn't want to see her tonight.



The lady who was sharing the table with me

Said, ''Is that somebody you know?''

I watched as a stranger bought her a drink

And I said, ''You might say so.''



She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one

I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young

And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind

She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one

And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine.



She thought my heart was a revolving door

She came and went as she pleased

For every night I spent in her arms

I spent two on my knees.



Begging her to stay and live in my world

Needing her desperately

Look up fool in the dictionary

And you'll find a picture of me.



She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one

I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young

And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind

She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one

And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine.



There's no fool like a young fool

I've heard 'em say

But I'm not sure that I'm mature enough

To walk away even today.



She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one

I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young

And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind

She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one

And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine...