Its the whole pride thing. Think about it this way: has there ever been a time in your life when you have done something stupid, and then your pride gets in the way because you know it was the wrong choice so you try to ignore that you made the choice, or blame it on someone else?
Yes, most of us stopped doing that in high school...
Its really the same thing, but on an escalated level.
Im still standin better than I ever did looking like a true survivor feeling like a little kid Im still standin after all this time and Im picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind..