Right from the Start

I've been there and I've done it
I've made promises before
But they were so much cheaper then
Like candy from a store
I'd hand them out to strangers
Who took them on good faith
Crossed my heart and hoped to die
My fingers crossed in case

Can I forgive the youth I was and blame it on his years
When he wasn't even man enough to stay and count the tears

I'd rather be broke than break a promise
I'd rather breakdown than break your heart
I'd rather have nothing at all between us
Than a lie
Right from the start

I didn't know the price of love
I thought that talk was cheap
Spent all of the words I'd need
To make a promise I could keep

So there's nothing I can say to make you think my love is true
Please take my heart and break it before I say I love you

I'd rather be broke than break a promise
I'd rather breakdown than break your heart
I'd rather have nothing at all between us
Than a lie
I'd rather be broke than break a promise
I'd rather breakdown than break your heart
I'd rather have nothing at all between us
Than a lie
Right from the start

I've taken roads to nowhere
I've been down and I've been out
But I never made a promise
That I couldn't live without

I'd rather be broke than break a promise
I'd rather break up than break my word
Into a thousand pieces before I see you hurt

I'd rather be broke than break a promise
I'd rather breakdown than break your heart
I'd rather have nothing at all between us
Than a lie
I'd rather be broke than break a promise
I'd rather breakdown than break your heart
I'd rather have nothing at all between us
Than a lie
Right from the start

Right from the start
Don't ever wanna break your heart
Right from the start