A promise is just a truth til it makes someone a liar, Seldom all the honor till they're held against the fire, Forgivness is a luxury we seldom can't afford Until the cost is greater, of which cannot be ignored I didn't mean to let you down, I didn't mean you any harm, All I needed was a friend, I didn't mean to break your heart A diamond is just some coal that's been beaten to the ground, Till its picked up by a man so he can kick some hearts around, A tear is just a drop of water fallin from the sky Till it quenches someones thirst, only then, can it be cried. I didn't mean to let you down, I didn't mean you any harm, All I needed was a friend, I didn't mean to break your heart A rock is just a rock until it rolls on down the road, And if it doesn't gather moss then it might be a rollin stone, Dust is just some dirt till its picked up by the wind If it blows around the world, then it might make it back again I didn't mean to let you down, I didn't mean you any harm, All I needed was a friend, I didn't mean to break your heart Luck is just a pencil lyin broken at my feet, Till I picked it up, then its journey was complete. Will it give me one last letter? Will it write you one more song? Or is it just some lead & wood, the magic all but gone. I didn't mean to let you down, I didn't mean you any harm. All I needed was a friend, I didn't mean to break your heart I didn't mean to break your heart. I didn't mean to break your heart.