The Right Mistake

(Robbie Robertson)

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure And one man’s pain is another man’s pleasure Play too hard, play too rough
And someday someone’s gonna call your bluff Take a stroll off the deep end
On the boulevard of broken dreams Take a stroll off the deep end
And I was just trying to make
The right mistake,
The right mistake
I was only trying to make
The right mistake
Gotta change some old habits
Trying to turn a new leaf
I gotta stop chasing rabbits
But I got hooked beyond belief
Let it go, they told me
But I just couldn’t hear their plea
Let it go, they warned me
‘Cause I’m just trying to make
The right mistake,
The right mistake

I was only trying to make
The right mistake,
The right mistake
You could be the perfect stranger You could be from Illinois
You come around here courting danger Making all that noise
And you know I’ll be there
Tell me when the deal goes down And you know I’ll be there ‘Cause I’m just trying to make The right mistake,
The right mistake
I was only trying to make
The right mistake,
The right mistake
The right mistake
The right mistake