Same 3 AM text, yeah I saw it Same "you up?" line, guess you thought I'd forfeit All my self-respect for one more night in your orbit And I hate that for a second… I almost did it You look happy on the 'gram with your new thing And I'm still here tryna figure out what this thing is Between you and me, but there is no "you and me" Just me, and a memory, and a whole lot of wishin' (Pre-Chorus) And it's pathetic, ain't it? How I keep on playin' captain-save-a-hoe For a man who already watched the ship go down and chose to row Her own way, to calmer waters, left me drownin' in the wake And I'm still here, gaspin', actin' like my heart didn't break (Chorus - Vocals soar, full of pain and power) Ooh, I should've just left you alone Back when I still had some pride to call my own Now I'm just a habit that you break and then you reseal Feelings that you don't feel, and I'm the only one who's real Stupid is as stupid does, and damn, it shows I should've just left you a long time ago. (Verse 2) I saw you at the store, you ain't even flinch Like I'm a stranger, like I never had your fingerprints All over my soul, all over my skin You just grabbed your bags and walked right out again And I'm stuck there in the aisle, frozen, tryna breathe Knowin' I'd still take you back if you'd just look at me But you won't. You're gone. You're already on your way. And I'm still standin' still, tryna make the same day stay. (Pre-Chorus) And it's pathetic, ain't it? How I keep on makin' excuses in my mind For a girl who made it crystal, left the doubts all undefined She’s gone her own way, baby, why can't my feet move? Why's my heart still waitin' on a girl who ain't got nothin' to prove? (Chorus) Ooh, I should've just left you alone Back when I still had some pride to call my own Now I'm just a habit that you break and then you reseal Feelings that you don't feel, and I'm the only one who's real Stupid is as stupid does, and damn, it shows I should've just left you a long time ago. (Bridge - Stripped back, just piano and raw emotion) She’s gone her own way Found her own lane I'm still in the driveway Parked in the pain Actin' like we're still together Ignorin' the weather Thinkin' she’d run back in the rain But the sun's on her face And I'm still in the same place With the same tears With the same fears And the same wasted years... (Chorus - Bigger, more defiant, but still aching) I should've just left you alone! Back when I still had some pride to call my own! Now I'm just a habit that you break and then you reseal! Feelings that you don't feel, and I'm the only one who's real! Stupid is as stupid does, and damn, it shows! I should've just left you— (Beat drops out for one line) Yeah, I should've just left you— (Beat returns softly) A long time ago. (Outro) A long time ago... (Vocal riff, full of feeling) Mmm, a long time ago... Just a fool and his ghost A long time ago... (Fade out with atmospheric synths and a final, soft piano note)
