one night i was talking to a friend of mine he decided to tell me there was something on his mind i may have done something wrong i may have made a mistake i don t believe it now you tell what s my girl supposed to think this is your mess this your mess you gotta clean up this your mess this your mess this your mess this your mess how could you do that to me now i ve messed up in the worst degree got to get right on my knees and i got to hope that she hears my pleas so what did that fool do watch him telling me that he s sure he saw my girl mess around on me maybe now i m not so sure the sun was in my eyes you stupid idiot why did i listen to your damn damn lies this is your mess this your mess you gotta clean up this your mess this your mess this your mess this your mess like when you re on the ice you may just slip and fall no you can t help it no not at all you can stop it all you have to do is learn stop it right now you can t have the world this is your mess this your mess you gotta clean up this your mess this your mess this your mess this your mess