big mistake

I made a big mistake

I believed in myself

how was I to know

I should have been someone else

everything I ever wanted

none of it came true

now I wander aimlessly

wondering what to do

I made a big mistake

I thought I had a chance

but nothing turned out right

in my circumstance

everything I ever wanted

it never came to me

now I stare out into darkness

nothing for me to see

          all my dreams have disappeared

          there is nothing for me here

I made a big mistake

having faith in my heart

I thought I'd keep on moving

but I never got to start

everything I ever wanted

has faded in the dust

now there's no one to believe in

no one I can trust

I made a big mistake

now I cannot hope

it takes all the strength I have

just to try to cope

everything I ever wanted

never came to me

now an empty future

is all that I can see

I made a big mistake