I met the perfect woman for me, didn’t realize it at the time 

All she wanted was my love, and all I did was make her cry

We had a great thing goin’, but then I blew it so bad 

I couldn’t resist the temptation, and it made us both so sad

I did a bad thing - I think I broke her heart

Didn’t know how great she was until we were apart

Had to have this other girl, who was hangin’on me

So I broke up with my true love, just so I could be free

And I thought I was doin’ the right thing

But I was wrong, and now I feel so bad

Never felt so guilty, never knew what I had

Now she’s gone, and it’s too late to get smart

I did a bad thing – I think I broke my own heart

I tried to be so nice to her, I tried to be so polite

I tried to do it quickly, and I tried to get it right

I thought that before I cheated, I’d break it off with her first

But all it ever did was make the situation worse

I did a bad thing - I think I broke her heart

Didn’t know how great she was until we were apart

Had to have this other girl, who was hangin’on me

So I broke up with my true love, just so I could be free

And I thought I was doin’ the right thing

But I was wrong, and now I feel so bad

Never felt so guilty, never knew what I had

Now she’s gone, and it’s too late to get smart

I did a bad thing – I think I broke my own heart

Technically, I never did cheat, but all I had was a few nights of fun

It wasn’t worth it, but then it was too late, the damage was already done

I knew she’d never take me back, although I tried a time or two

She went on to get a new man, I went on to get blues

I did a bad thing - I think I broke her heart

Didn’t know how great she was until we were apart

Had to have this other girl, who was hangin’on me

So I broke up with my true love, just so I could be free

And I thought I was doin’ the right thing

But I was wrong, and now I feel so bad

Never felt so guilty, never knew what I had

'Till it was gone, now it’s too late to get smart

I did a bad thing – I think I broke my own heart