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I'll Let Him Make His Mistake

you had your way, when you were done, you ended play, you'd had your fun
you cast aside what began to bore, now that I've been tried, you pounce upon one more

I'll let him make his mistake, I'll let him walk straight through your door
I'll let him be the rising sap, I'll let him walk into the trap
why should I warn him what you've done before ?

you'll start to beckon him, you'll hold him in your arms and make believe you care
and I will just stand by and be the silentest onlooker when you've got him there

I'll let him make his mistake, I'll let him walk straight through your door
I'll let his gullibility lead him to be a fool like me
why should I warn him what you've done before ?

he might as well be just like me and learn this useful lesson much too late
and I will be the taciturn spectator watching as he rises to the bait

I'll let him make his mistake, I'll let him walk straight through your door
I'll let this lover live and learn - he plays with fire and he will burn
why should I warn him what you've done before ?

I'll let him make his mistake, I'll let him walk straight through your door
why should I give him novocaine to numb exposure to the pain ?
why should I warn him what you've done before ?

I'll let him make his mistake, I'll let him plough on straight ahead
and when his faith all disappears he'll weep a bucketful of tears
and pretty soon he'll wish that he were dead

I'll let him make his mistake, I'll let him walk through your door
just let his lonely heart break - that'll show him what for....
(there's one born every minute)

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