I've been makin' excuses ever since you went away   Makin' excuses to my heart   I'm usin' alibis to cover up for all those lies   You've been tellin' me right from the start      Makin' excuses for the times you let me down   I guess I learned a lot from you   Makin' excuses every time you came around   That's all you knew how to do      Now that you're gone I find   That I can't keep an open mind   So I'm makin' excuses to my heart      Makin' excuses for the times you let me down   I guess I learned a lot from you   Makin' excuses every time you came around   That's all you knew how to do      Now that you're gone I find   That I can't keep an open mind   So I'm makin' excuses to my heart