I Was Wrong - Social Distortion

When I was young, I was so full of fear

I hid behind anger, and held back the tears

It was me against the world;

I was sure I would win

But the world fought back;

punished me for my sins

Well, I felt so alone;

so insecure

But I blamed you instead;

made sure I was heard

They tried to warn me of my evil ways

But I couldn’t hear what they had to say

I was wrong.

Self-destruction's got me again

I was wrong…

I realize now that I was wrong

And I think about my loves;

well, I’ve had a few

I’m sorry that I hurt them;

did I hurt you too?

Well, I took what I wanted;

put my heart on the shelf

But how can you love when you don’t love yourself?

It was me against the world;

I was sure that I’d win

But the world fought back;

punished me for my sins

They tried to warn me of my evil way

But I couldn’t hear what they had to say

I was wrong.

Self-destruction's got me again

I was wrong…

I realize now that I was wrong

I was wrong…

I was wrong…

Well, I grew up fast, and I grew up hard

Something was wrong from the very start

I was fighting everybody;

I was fighting everything

But the only one that I hurt was me

I got society’s blood running down my face

Somebody help me get out of this place

How could someones bad luck last so long

Until I realized that I was wrong