It was a recipe for disaster 
A four-course meal of no sirree
It seemed that happily ever after 
Was happy everyone was after me 

It was a cup of good intentions 
A tablespoon of one big mess 
A dash of overreaction 
I assume you know the rest 

Chorus: 

One little slip 
One little slip 
It was a fusion of confusion 
with a few confounding things 

I guess I probably took the wrong direction
Well, I admit I might have missed a sign or two
I ran a light past your affection 
At Humiliation Avenue 

I took a right turn at confusion 
A left, when I should have gone straight on through 
I ran ahead with my assumptions 
And we all know what that can do 

Chorus 

I get the feeling in this town 
I'll never live ‘til I live down
The one mistake that seems to follow me around 
They'll forget about the sky when they all realize 
This guy's about to try to learn to fly or hit the ground 

It was a cup of good intentions 
A tablespoon of one big mess 
A dash of overreaction 
And I assume you know the rest 

Chorus 

It was a humble little stumble with a big ungraceful…. 

Chorus