Back in my younger days when I was running wild
Lookin' at the world through the eyes of a child
Love was a toy, I picked it up and threw it down
Just to watch it shatter into pieces on the ground

People often told me that someday I'd have to pay
But I was young and never heard the word they had to say
Don't misunderstand me, there are few things I regret
But your love's always on my mind, I never will forget

I wish that I had loved you better
I wish that I had loved you more
If only I could see you one more time
Now that I know what love is for

Love was a game and I played it for fun
Never looking back to see the damage I had done
I paid no attention when you told me how you ached
Now the years have come and gone and showed me my mistake

I wish that I had loved you better
I wish that I had loved you more
If only I could see you one more time
Now that I know what love is for

Now those younger days are only memories
Playing in my mind like a gentle summer breeze
Takin' me back through those days and every now and then
I think about the way it was and how it might have been

I wish that I had loved you better
I wish that I had loved you more
If only I could see you one more time
Now that I know what love is for

I wish that I had loved you better
I wish that I had loved you more
If only I could see you one more time
Now that I know what love is for