Joke's on Me

I always thought you'd be the one, the one to see right through me

I guess I hoped a little too much, or maybe it was just my plea

I lived in fears and fury untold, I played out acts and scenes on cue

I rolled the dice and moved my piece, all the while I waited for my due

Of all the pain and ridicule, of all the waiting and dreaming

for all the laughing and feeling, I was just part of your scheming

Joke's on me, Joke's on me...

I coulda changed things around, make no mistake I know it still

I shoulda just told you outright, and maybe you woulda just flushed that pill

You drew me in and kept me there, mesmerized by the glory of your lie

You kept me just close enough, knowing that I was too blind to care

Joke's on me, joke's on me...

You played this out from the start, every move, every part

You made me play along, and I did so, for you made it into art

And in that lovely symphony of ours, you never let me see you were wailing

All I saw was beauty and joy, how would I know that trapped, you were ailing

I didn't know it was a game, I gave it my all, my heart, my soul

I didn't know you had an end in mind, I didn't know you were heading for a fall

Joke's on me, joke's on me...

I laugh now, yes I can laugh about it now, about the strings you pulled with such skill

You dragged me in and left me as retribution, I should hate you and that pill

But tell me now, for once, for ever 

You who thought you were so clever

You made one slip, one little error 

 For how, how will I be the damned 

When The Joke's On me?