She came in the door and walked to the bar
And I guess my face turned white
I hadn't seen her in a long time
And I didn't want to see her tonight.

The lady who was sharing the table with me
Said, ''Is that somebody you know?''
I watched as a stranger bought her a drink
And I said, ''You might say so.''

She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young
And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind
She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine.

She thought my heart was a revolving door
She came and went as she pleased
For every night I spent in her arms
I spent two on my knees.

Begging her to stay and live in my world
Needing her desperately
Look up fool in the dictionary
And you'll find a picture of me.

She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young
And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind
She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine.

There's no fool like a young fool
I've heard 'em say
But I'm not sure that I'm mature enough
To walk away even today.

She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young
And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind
She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine...