I should've known from the start
You were a fire in the dark
Everybody told me to run away
But I stayed anyway

Every warning, every sign
Was written right before my eyes
I saw them all and still believed
You were everything I'd need

Maybe I knew we'd fall apart
Maybe I knew from day one
But I kept holding on

My beautiful mistake
I knew we'd never change
We were a losing game
My beautiful mistake

My beautiful mistake

We were young and out of control
Two broken hearts with nowhere to go
Every promise turned to smoke
Every goodbye felt like a joke

We kept coming back again
Trying to be more than friends
Trying to save what couldn't stay
Trying to find another way

Maybe I knew we'd fall apart
Maybe I knew from day one
But I kept holding on

My beautiful mistake
I knew we'd never change
We were a losing game
My beautiful mistake

Oh-oh-oh
My beautiful mistake

Some scars never fade away
Some names never leave your mind
Some people aren't forever

But they stay with you for life
And if I could do it over
Maybe I'd make the same mistake

My beautiful mistake
I knew we'd never change
We were a losing game
My beautiful mistake

Oh-oh-oh
My beautiful mistake
Oh-oh-oh
My beautiful mistake

You broke my heart
You changed my life
You're my beautiful mistake