The Wrong Direction lyrics

When I was a kid the things I did were hidden under the grid

Young and naive I never believed that love could be so well hid.

With regret I'm willing to bet and say the older you get

It gets harder to forgive and harder to forget.

It gets under your shirt like a dagger at work.

The first cut is the deepest but the rest still flipping hurt.

You build your heart of plastic,

Get cynical and sarcastic,

And end up in the corner on your own.

Cos I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection.

I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection.

I thought I was close but under further inspection,

It seems I've been running in the wrong direction... oh no

So what's the point in getting your hopes up,

When all you're ever getting is choked up.

When you're coked up

And can't remember the reason why you broke up,

You call her in the morning

When you're coming down and falling like an old man on the side of the road.

Cos when you're apart you don't want to mingle.

When you're together you want to be single.

Ever the chase to taste the kiss of bliss

That made your heart tingle.

How much greener the grass is

With those rose tinted glasses

But the butterflies they flutter by and leave us on our arses.

Cos I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection.

Hide behind my jokes as a form of protection.

I thought I was close but under further inspection,

It seems I've been running in the wrong direction.

There's fish in the sea for me to make a selection.

I'd jump in if it wasn't for my ear infection.

Cos all I want to do is try to make a connection.

It seems I've been running in the wrong direction, oh oh

Oh I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection,

I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection.

I thought I was close but under further inspection,

It seems I've been running in the wrong direction.

I'd love to feel love but I can't stand the rejection.

I hide behind my jokes as a form of protection.

I thought I was close but under further inspection,

It seems I've been running in the wrong direction, oh oh

It seems like I'm running in the wrong direction, ohh

Seems like I'm running in the wrong direction, ohh

Well it seems I've been running in the wrong direction, oh no

Seems I've been running in the wrong direction...

• Artist:Passenger (UK)
• Album:All The Little Lights (2012)