[Verse 1]

I was feeling fine in the summertime

As if by design you arrived

I was so content that my quick descent

Was an unwelcome surprise

When I took you in, you were pale and thin

I could not begin to surmise

With the sweats, the fear, the ring in my ear

Yeah, my stay had been compromised

[Refrain]

I can get better, I can get better

I can do better, I can do better

I can get better, I can get better

I can do better, I can do better

[Chorus]

No one did prepare me

That the side effects weren't temporary

No one could prevent me

No, the side effects are permanently mine

[Verse 2]

So I stood up straight, it was not too late

It was not my fate to expire

I could feel the sun, I was not outdone

I could be someone to admire

But the feeling stayed and my state decayed

I could not persuade you to go

'Cause I never asked, the desire outlasts

All the warning signs, now I know

[Refrain]

I can get better, I can do better

I can do better, I can do better

I can get better, I can do better

I can do better, I can do better

[Chorus]

No one did prepare me

That the side effects weren't temporary

No one could prevent me

No, the side effects are permanently mine