I made up the bed we sleep in.
I looked at the clock when you creep in.
It's 6 a.m., and I'm alone.
Did you know when you go
It's the perfect ending
To the bad day I was just beginning?
When you go, all I know is
You're my favorite mistake.
Your friends act sorry for me.
They watch you pretend to adore me.
But I'm no fool to this game.
Now here comes your secret lover.
She'll be unlike any other,
Until your guilt goes up in flames.
Did you know when you go
It's the perfecr ending,
To the bad day
I'd gotten used to spending?
When you go, all I know is
You're my favorite mistake.
You're my favorite mistake.
Well maybe nothing lasts forever,
Even when you stay together.
I don't need forever after,
But it's your laughter
Won't let me go,
So I'm holding on this way.
Did you know? Could you tell?
You were the only one
That I ever loved?
Now everything's so wrong.
Did you see me walking by?
Did it make you cry?
Now you're my favorite mistake.
Yeah, you're my favorite mistake.
You're my favorite mistake.
Written by Sheryl Crow/Jeff Trott
Sung by Sheryl Crow
Copyright © 1998 by A&M Records
