this is not meant to apologize for any place or time this is not meant to eulogize for years gone by all the words i ve used to get me by i ve memorised you can t control where lightning strikes you d better bet there s always a bright side i ve got a trophy case full of mistakes never came in second place i ve been a castaway and flat on my face let me set the record straight i never thought that i would be the one to give up doesn t matter anyway i can t believe that i just made a mistake o o o o oh guess i m turning out ok this is not for you to pick and choose the better side this is not meant to be used as proof when i fail to lie all the words i ve used still hold true i ll testify even black clouds have silver lines you d better bet there s always a bright side i ve got a trophy case full of mistakes never came in second place i ve been a castaway and flat on my face let me set the record straight i never thought that i would be the one to give up doesn t matter anyway i can t believe that i just made a mistake o o o o oh guess i m turning out ok i ve got a trophy case full of mistakes never came in second place i ve been a castaway and flat on my face let me set the record straight i never thought that i would be the one to give up doesn t matter anyway i can t believe that i just made a mistake o o o o oh guess i m turning out ok i ve got a trophy case full of mistakes o o o o oh guess i m turning out ok i can t believe that i just made a mistake o o o o oh doesn t matter anyway