Just thought I'd have a little fun and paint the town   I always said someday I'll walk the line   But now she's gone and I'm the bluest guy around   And that's not exactly what I had in mind      I thought that I could play the field and be a clown   I broke the heart that loved me many times   Yes, I know that I'm the biggest fool in town   And that's not exactly what I had in mind      I didn't mean for things to get so out of hand   I always meant to make it up in time   But now she's gone, she hates the very sight of me   And that's not exactly what I had in mind      I told myself, "Go play around you're young and free"   Too late I found that I was oh so blind   I lost a love I never did deserve at all   But that's not exactly what I had in mind   No, that's not exactly what I had in mind