I shoulda known better, nothing lasts forever... Hey! It all started out in a tan Dodge van Two Hundred bucks that we stole from her dad Out the back of his meth lab, took the 45, and I would (out?) demand that Little Bonnie, bout to be a mommy, came to California with Johnny They had a run in with the law; she shoulda listened to her ma And she said we'd be together (she said) She used the word forever (she said) Oh, my lovely lovely (she said) Why haven't I loved you longer (Why'd I love to love her?) I, I shoulda known better Nothing lasts forever, yeah, lasts forever I shoulda known better (ooh, better) I shoulda known better (ooh, better) I shoulda known Abortion clinic, I shoulda forced the issue But she did it with the hanger and some tissue Don't cry, dry your eye (she said) I'll be back on my feet tonight (she said) I'll be walking the street tonight (she said) Cause these arms gotta eat tonight Then we made love, like a couple of drunk buffalo, was I rough enough It was the last time I'd ever see her I'd try to thank her, for gonorrhea But then she split, and stole my sweater Dude, I shoulda known better I, I shoulda known better Nothing lasts forever, yeah, lasts forever Shoulda known better Shoulda ended in the tan Dodge van With two hundred dollars worth of partying But instead I'm sitting on Sunset Selling my soul for a hit Yeah! What next? Yeah I, shoulda known better Nothing lasts forever, yeah, lasts forever When you said you'd never leave and we'd be together Nothing lasts forever, nothing ever lasts forever I shoulda known better (ooh, better) I shoulda known better (ooh, better) I shoulda known better (ooh, better) I shoulda known better (ooh, better) I shoulda known.