Lyrics

When love comes so late, it'll really hit hard  
It slams through the gate, it'll catch you off guard  
Everyone said, "What a perfect love match  
'Cause she is so smart, she's a hell of a catch"  
  
I was drinking in love, gulping it down  
Drifting for months on a billowing cloud  
But after awhile I stopped to rebel  
I'm back in the past and I'm raising up hell  
  
But I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life  
And I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life  
  
We'd been living together for over a year  
The harmony's perfect, it rang loud and clear  
But then very slowly, my nerves start to fray  
The little things big, that's what they say  
  
I acted impatient, I acted unkind  
I took her for granted, I played with her mind  
She didn't deserve it but it was too late  
I walked out the door and left her to her fate  
  
But I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life  
And I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life  
  
(Whoo Whoo Whoo...)  
Now I'm down in a slump and I'm eating alone  
I ruined the day with some friends on the phone  
I never go out, I'm becoming a grouch  
I just watch the TV and I drink on the couch  
  
But if love comes again, I'll be really surprised  
I'll grab it real fast, keep it right in my sights  
  
'Cause I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life  
Well I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life

Song details

Artist: Rolling Stones