Written by: Doug Scharley
Lyrics © D. R. Scharley Consulting Inc.


"Here we go again," I said
Once again I'm left for dead
I guess I should be used to this by now
How could I have been so blind?
Why am I the trusting kind?
Never would have worked out anyhow

Heart's too big for my own good
And I have always understood
That this is just who I was meant to be
So I'm let down every time
Deceit and lies worthy of crime
And all that's left is hurt and misery

(Chorus)
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke
I've loaned so damn much money
I'm always broke
I'm a sucker for a cause
And that's no joke
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke


Every time it starts with hope
But viewed through a periscope
The signs are always there for one to see
Every love has done me wrong
Their moral compass wasn’t strong
And my heart was perforated like Swiss cheese

I simply should have run away
But that's not in my DNA
I recalibrate and start all over
I'm an optimist at heart
Each and every new fresh start
Always looking for that four leaf clover

(Chorus)
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke
I've loaned so damn much money
I'm always broke
I'm a sucker for a cause
And that's no joke
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke


"Here we go again," I said
Once again I'm left for dead
I guess I should be used to this by now
How could I have been so blind?
Why am I the trusting kind?
Never would have worked out anyhow

Heart's too big for my own good
And I have always understood
That this is just who I was meant to be
So I'm let down every time
Deceit and lies worthy of crime
And all that's left is hurt and misery

(Chorus)
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke
I've loaned so damn much money
I'm always broke
I'm a sucker for a cause
And that's no joke
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke


Every time it starts with hope
But viewed through a periscope
The signs are always there for one to see
Every love has done me wrong
Their moral compass wasn’t strong
And my heart was perforated like Swiss cheese

I simply should have run away
But that's not in my DNA
I recalibrate and start all over
I'm an optimist at heart
Each and every new fresh start
Always looking for that four leaf clover


(Chorus)
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke
I've loaned so damn much money
I'm always broke
I'm a sucker for a cause
And that's no joke
I've been burned so many times
I smell like smoke








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