Living Colour — Great Expectations

Once I was, yeah I was But now I'm not Once I would, yeah I would But now I won't Once I could, yeah I could But now I can't Once I did, yeah I did But now I don't I lowered my expectations I lowered my I lowered my expectations I lowered my Once I tried, yeah I tried Now I've given up Once I cared, cared so much Now I've given up You can regret everything you've done and blame everyone You can regret everything you've done and blame everyone I lowered my expectations I lowered my I lowered my expectations I lowered my I was gonna change the world I was gonna save the world I couldn't change the world I couldn't change myself Once I held it, I held it so close Now I let it drop Once I ran, you know I always ran Now I prefer to stand I lowered my expectations I lowered my I lowered my expectations I lowered my