(Verse 1) You had me thinking I was crazy Every time I called you out You’d twist my words around so easily Then tell me what love’s about You’d say, “Baby, I’m just jealous” Like jealousy was proof But every time I needed you You’d find a way to make it my fault too (Pre-Chorus) I used to think I’d lose you If I ever let you go Now I’m looking in the mirror like “How did I not know?” (Chorus) I dodged a bullet, baby And I didn’t even know You were aiming at my heart While I was calling you my home You tried to make me smaller So you could feel ten feet tall Thank God I saw the warning signs Before I lost it all Yeah, it hurt when you left me But now I finally see Getting away from you Was the best thing that happened to me I dodged a bullet And I’m lucky that it missed me (Verse 2) You’d apologize on Monday Then repeat it all by Friday Say you’d change if I stayed Then somehow I’d be the one who had to pay You knew exactly what to say To make me question what was real You called control “protection” And called manipulation “how you feel” (Pre-Chorus) I thought your love was something I was supposed to survive Now I know real love Doesn’t make you scared to be alive (Chorus) I dodged a bullet, baby And I didn’t even know You were aiming at my heart While I was calling you my home You tried to make me smaller So you could feel ten feet tall Thank God I saw the warning signs Before I lost it all Yeah, it hurt when you left me But now I finally see Getting away from you Was the best thing that happened to me I dodged a bullet And I’m lucky that it missed me (Bridge) You can keep your “I miss you” Keep your “Nobody knows me like you” Keep the guilt trips and the late-night calls Keep pretending you didn’t cause it all I don’t hate you I just don’t want you There’s a difference you should know You can stand there with your excuses But I’m already letting go And maybe someday You’ll realize what you lost But I won’t be waiting To see if you finally get it ‘Cause I’m not the girl You get to break twice (Final Chorus) I dodged a bullet, baby Now I’m watching it fly past You were something I was scared to lose But something I was lucky to have lost You tried to steal my confidence You tried to make me crawl But look at me, I’m standing here And I don’t feel small at all Yeah, it hurt when you left me But now I’m finally free Funny how the worst goodbye Can become your favorite memory ’Cause I dodged a bullet Yeah, I really dodged a bullet You were almost the end of me But you became the reason I could breathe (Outro) So here’s to almost Here’s to “what if?” Here’s to every red flag I finally didn’t miss You thought you had me But you were wrong I didn’t lose my future— I got it back all along I dodged a bullet. And damn… I’m glad you missed.
