Classic Poem

VERSE

I took each word he said as gospel truth,
The way a silly little child would.
I can't excuse it on the grounds of youth,
I was no babe in the wild wood.
He didn't mean it,
I should have seen it,
Now it's too late!

REFRAIN 1

I thought I'd found the man of my dreams.
Now it seems
This is how the story ends:
He's goin' to turn me down and say,
" Can't we be friends? "
I thought for once it couldn't go wrong,
Not for long!
I can see the way this ends:
He's goin' to turn me down and say,
" Can't we be friends? "
Never again!
Through with love,
Through with men!
They play their game
Without shame,
And who's to blame?
I thought I'd found a man I could trust,
What a bust!
This is how the story ends:
He's goin' to turn me down and say,
" Can't we be friends? "

REFRAIN 2

I thought I knew the wheat from the chaff,
What a laugh!
This is how the story ends:
I let him turn me down and say,
" Can't we be friends? "
I acted like a kid out of school,
What a fool!
Now I see the way this ends:
I let him turn me down and say,
" Can't we be friends? "
Why should I care,
Though he gave me the air?
Why should I cry,
Heave a sigh,
And wonder why?
I should have seen the signal to stop,
What a flop!
This is how the story ends:
I let him turn me down and say,
" Can't we be friends? "