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The Road to Wisdom(is Paved With Regret)The smoke from my Camel Wideshined blue in the neon lightas a tall cool blonde sat beside my wobbly stoolshe asked if I'd buy her a drinkI said, "Lady, I don't know what you thinkbut my 14 carat wedding ring is my golden rule"well, the barkeep poured some 80 proofand said I'd made a wise movethe hearts of too many guysare fools for their hungry eyesI said, "it's a fool who needs the painto teach him not to touch the flamethat's why tonight's sin makes tomorrow's saintso my heart paid a painful priceto sit here now and sound so wiseso Buddy hear my advice and don't forgetthe road to wisdom is paved with regretit was a Best Western bar in Bransonthis hot cowgirl said I was handsomethe lesson started with slow dancin' and quickly changed my lifecheatin' left a vacuum in my chestmy raging conscience couldn't resttill I broke down and confessed to my poor wifethough she had it in her heartto piece our love back from the shardswhen all is said and done only time will tellif I'll forgive myselfcos it's a fool who needs the painto teach him not to touch the flamethat's why tonight's sin makes tomorrow's saintso my heart paid a painful priceto sit here now and sound so wiseso Buddy hear my advice and don't forgetthe road to wisdom is paved with regret"well, I doused my cigarette in a half empty longnecksaw that same blonde putting her moves onsome foolish man with a wedding bandwalkin' out I said "Cowboy watch you stepcos the road to wisdom is paved with regret"(c)2006 Robert George