Tom Robson - A Mistake Is Not Just a Mistake Lyrics

A mistake is not just a mistake when ya learn a lesson
If ya tumble and fumble the ball, it's not a crime
If ya flop when you of should have flipped
Play silly when ya should have played hip
Give me a break, when you make a mistake
Learn a lesson

One mornin' I slept in late
I didn't feel like going to school
Should I stay in my bed, fake an ache in my head?
I didn't have a clue
So I pulled the covers right up to my chin
Being sick was what I would play
I wanted to cry, when I found out that I'd
Wasted a Saturday

Uh oh
A mistake is not just a mistake, when ya learn a lesson
If ya tumble and fumble the ball, it's not a crime
If ya wake up and start to whine
Play sick when you really feel fine
Give me a break, when ya make a mistake
Learn a lesson

One day I got to the classroom
And the teacher could not be found
Me and everyone thought that we'd never get caught
So we partied ran around
Me, I stood on a chair at the front of the class
Entertainin' 'em all for a joke
They laughed at me, but the teacher could see
She heard every word I spoke

Uh oh
A mistake's not just a mistake, when ya learn a lesson
If you tumble and fumble the ball, it's not a crime
If ya get into trouble at school, and ya can't seem to follow the rule
Give me a break, when ya make a mistake
Learn a lesson

There's blunders and muddles, and foozles and misses
And slip-ups and trip-ups, fiascos and fizzes
Frustrations, faux pas, disappointments and loss
Seem to sit on your head, am I right true or false
And stumbles, and mumbles, unsuccessfully slight
And omissions, oh no, just a small oversight
Do you really try hard, but ya can't get it right?

Uh oh
A mistake's not just a mistake, when ya learn a lesson
If you tumble and fumble the ball, it's not a crime
If ya flop when you should have flipped
Play silly when ya should have played hip
Give me a break, when you make a mistake
Learn a lesson
Give me a break
When you make a mistake
Learn a lesson
Give me a break
When you make a mistake
Learn a lesson