Next Time from Beyond Words by Laurie Frisbey

She thinks
She's got it all
Figured out this time
And she won't make
The same old mistakes
Keeping notes
In her mind
She's thinking next time
She'll know better
The right steps to take

But she's just a girl
When some guy
Comes along
And totally rocks
Her world
All she thought
Was right
Will be wrong
And what's wrong
She'll justify
At least in her
Own mind
But she knows

She'll let down
Her defenses
She'll lose all control
Her sense of herself
As she bargains
Her soul

She'll compromise all
Her dreams and desires
As she watches them fly
Right out the window

Because she's just a girl
When some guy
Comes along
He'll totally
Fuck her world
All she thought
Was right
Will be wrong
Cause what's wrong
She'll justify
At least in her
Own mind
But she knows

He knows what
She wants
to believe
So he'll let her
She'll tell herself
Anything
If it makes her
Feel better
Forget what
She told herself
Not so long ago

When she was keeping
Those notes
In her mind
Now tattered and torn
The ones she can find
Are all
Weathered and worn
Convictions
Once held by that girl
She used to know

That girl
Who told herself
Not so long ago
Next time I'll know
Next time I'll know

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