I’m full of doubt
So I forgot what I had to say,
But don’t count me out,
& I promise not to make you wait,
For the big mistake,
Or the fracture it creates
But I’m way too late,
Good intentions won’t undo anything
No matter how hard I try, I won’t forget that day
Or all the blame you got for what you gave away
You can’t take it back, or change it back
I wish you weren’t so hard to hate
The hearts we break,
Are caused by words we shouldn’t say
But, this bitter taste,
Comes from choices you never should have made
No matter how hard I try, I won’t forget that day
Or all the blame you got for what you gave away
You can’t take it back, or change it back
I wish you weren’t so hard to hate
Regret is binding,
On its own,
It’ll find me,
All alone,
Where I think I’m hiding,
On my own,
It’ll find me,
So alone,
But, so it goes
No matter how hard I try, I won’t forget that day
Or all the blame you got for what you gave away
You can’t take it back, or change it back
But, you’re so hard to hate
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021