My papa told me to stay out of trouble / "when you've found your man, make sure he's for real!".
I've learned that nothing really lasts forever / i sleep with the scars i wear that won't heal / they won't heal.
Cos every time i seem to fall in love / crash! boom! bang! / i find the heart but then i hit the wall / crash! boom! bang! / that's the call, that's the game and the pain stays the same.
I'm walking down this empty road to nowhere / i pass by the houses and blocks i once knew.
My mama told me not to mess with sorrow / but i always did, and lord, i still do / i'm still breaking the rules / i kick it up / i kick it down.
Cos every time i seem to fall in love / crash! boom! bang! / i find the heart but then i hit the wall / crash! boom! bang! / that's my real middle-name / it has always been the same / that's the call, that's the game and the pain stays the same.
I still feel the heat / slowly fallin' from the sky / and the taste of the kissing / shattered by rain / comin' tumblin' from behind / and the wild holy war.
I kick it up / i kick it down / and every time i seem to fall in love / crash! boom! bang! / i find the roses dying on the floor / crash! boom! bang! / that's the tall, that's the game and the pain stays the same / that's my real middle-name / it has always been the same.
Oh yea oh yea oh yea uh-huh / been the same, been the same / it has always been the same.