i ve been makin excuses ever since you went away makin excuses to my heart i m usin alibis to cover up for all those lies you ve been tellin me right from the start makin excuses for the times you let me down i guess i learned a lot from you makin excuses every time you came around that s all you knew how to do now that you re gone i find that i can t keep an open mind so i m makin excuses to my heart makin excuses for the times you let me down i guess i learned a lot from you makin excuses every time you came around that s all you knew how to do now that you re gone i find that i can t keep an open mind so i m makin excuses to my heart