You told me that I was like an angel Told me I was fit to wear a crown So that you could get a thrill You put me on a pedestal And then you let me down, let me down
You told me that I'd be wearin' diamonds I would have the smartest car in town Made me think that I'm the top And then you let the ladder drop You know you let me down, let me down
I walked upon a rainbow I clung onto a star You had me up in heaven That's why I had to toil so far
I was even lookin' for a cottage I was measured for a weddin' gown That how I got cynical You put me on a pinnacle And then you let me down, let me down How you let me down
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