Life By Mistake - Del Amitri

So you were right when you said I was just a fake

You just got used and when you’re used you’re thrown away

Look at me now, look at the lines upon my face

And look at my crowd, haven’t we all lived like it’s a race?

And there are times I sense the trails of pain I leave

When over the road there hangs

Those springtime lynching trees

Just look around, everyone’s acting the same way

In a playground town where we can all live like it’s a race

Where we can all live for we can take

But haven’t we all lived life by mistake?

And haven’t we all chased time

Like a paper cup down the street and up the stairs?

And haven’t we all found the door is shut

And the keys are everywhere, in this life by mistake?

And there are moments when the heavens open wide

When you can hold your dreams and see your future bright

Look at me now, haven’t I tried to do what’s right?

The way I know how, I have acquired my life like a taste

And I have tried to live the right way

But I have lived my life by mistake