Miss deconstruction, she's got
A list of problems without
A way to solve them, no
She just can't work them out
Miss deconstruction
Got her past tense and paper
And her worn down eraser
No, she just can't work it out

Heartbreak is hard to take, oh
When you can't own your mistakes, oh
God is good, but for goodness sake
Love's a short way to go
But you know how to get there

Miss deconstruction's got a chip
On her shoulder, I guess
Nobody told her there's a way to work it out
Miss Deconstruction's got a pet contradiction
But she just keeps on missing
There's a way to work it out

Heartbreak is hard to take, oh
When you can't own your mistakes, oh
God is good, but for goodness sake
Love's a short way to go
But you know how to get there

Forgive me if I'm wrong
And I gon on and on about it
Forgive me if I'm wrong
I feel so strong about it

I might put too much hope in
That hearts get unbroken
Even if they seem too far gone
But I could be wrong

Heartbreak is hard to take, oh
When you can't own your mistakes, oh
God is good, but for goodness’s sake
Love's a long way to go
But a short way to get there