[Verse 1] You wore that tired smile to work I read the cracks between the lines You said your home was falling apart And I believed every lie You leaned on me in empty halls Then pulled me close in the dark I was yours between the shifts Never knew I'd lose my heart [Pre-Chorus] You said, "He don't see you like I do" You said, "Baby, this is real" Every late-night text from you Made my old wounds start to heal And I was gone, I was gone Before I knew your game Now I hear your voice in my head And it still says my name [Chorus] I was never your first love I was just your second choice You said you was leaving him (you was leaving him) I heard your truth in your voice Now you act like I was nothing Like we never touched the sky I loved you in the secret And you left me with the lie [Verse 2] You blamed him for the pain you wore Said he broke you every day You laughed in my passenger side At the things he used to say You let me hold your broken parts While you kept your ring at home Made me think I was the answer Made me think you'd come alone Then when the truth came to the door You chose to save your name Now you swear that I made it up And I look crazy for the shame [Pre-Chorus] You looked me dead up in the eye And changed the story clean Same mouth that begged me not to leave Then buried what we mean And I was gone, I was gone Before I saw the switch You could love a man in private Then erase him in a blink [Chorus] I was never your first love I was just your second choice You said you was leaving him (you was leaving him) I heard your truth in your voice Now you act like I was nothing Like we never touched the sky I loved you in the secret And you left me with the lie [Bridge] You lied to him, you lied to me Same tears, different side You made a saint out of a stranger Just to keep your life alive And I hate that I still miss you Even knowing what I know 'Cause you turned our whole damn story Into smoke before I could go (you could go) (you could go) [Breakdown] Tell me how you sleep at night With my name stuck in your throat Tell me how you made me guilty When I was the one you chose (you chose) I gave you all my softest parts You gave me half the truth Now I'm standing in the wreckage Of the thing I thought was you [Final Chorus] I was never your first love I was just your second choice You said you was leaving him (you was leaving him) I heard your truth in your voice Now you act like I was nothing Like we never touched the sky I loved you in the secret And you left me with the lie I was never your first love I was just your second choice You made me fall for all your promises Then you changed your whole damn voice Now you say that I was nothing But I know what we were like I loved you in the secret And you left me with the lie (you left me with the lie) (you left me with the lie) [Verse 1] You was at my desk again Acting like we both knew Fingers on the folders Eyes saying, "Come through" You said home been breaking Said he don't see you cry Said I was the only one Who ever made you feel alive [Pre-Chorus] Late calls on the side Car rides, hotel lies You told me, "Baby, wait" "You'll be the one I choose tonight" And I believed it Yeah, I believed it [Chorus] You made me second choice Then made me feel first You said his love was poison You said I was the cure (you were the cure) Now you act like I was nothing Like we never touched before You made me second choice Then shut the door [Verse 2] You'd slide past in the hall With that secret little smile Talked so heavy 'bout your man Said he'd hurt you for a while You made him sound like a ghost I made you sound like mine We were falling in the copies room While he was out of mind You said you were leaving You said you'd tell the truth Now I'm standing in the wreckage With nothing left to prove [Pre-Chorus] Late calls on the side Car rides, hotel lies You told me, "Baby, wait" "You'll be the one I choose tonight" And I believed it Damn, I believed it [Chorus] You made me second choice Then made me feel first You said his love was poison You said I was the cure (you were the cure) Now you act like I was nothing Like we never touched before You made me second choice Then shut the door [Bridge] Now you swear I made it up Say I twisted every line Same mouth that cursed his name Now saving his pride You lied to him You lied to me Changed the story, changed the scene You let me love you in the dark Then left me with the bleed [Breakdown] Tell me why Tell me how You can hold my heart And deny me now I gave you truth You gave me smoke You left my name On the wrong side of the joke [Final Chorus] You made me second choice Then made me feel first You said his love was poison You said I was the cure (you were the cure) Now you act like I was nothing Like we never touched before You made me second choice Then shut the door (shut the door) You lied to him You lied to me Same sweet mouth, same history And I still want you, still miss you Even knowing what you did You made me second choice And I loved you for it
