I should have known better

Than to run through a ring of fire

I should have known better

Than to shoot with a gun for hire

I should have known better

Than to repeat everything I seen

I should have known better

But now it don't mean a thing

Deep down inside

I got a heart of steel

I'll take the pain

Turn it in to something real

Deep down inside

I got a heart of gold

It's too late

To change the past

I'll be the first to admit

I should have left well enough alone

I should have known better

Than to sit back and watch it burn

I should have known better

Than to stick to the rules I learned

I should have known better

Than to stare down the voodoo queen

I should have known better

But now it don't mean a damn thing

Deep down inside

I got a heart of steel

I'll take the pain

Turn it in to something real

Deep down inside

I got a heart of gold

It's too late

To change the past

I'll be the first to admit

I should have left well enough alone

(Deep down inside)

Hey

(Deep down inside)

Deep down inside

I got a heart of steel

I'll take the pain

Turn it in to something real

Deep down inside

I got a heart of gold

It's too late

To change the past

I'll be the first to admit

I should have left well enough alone