Verse 1 If I would have known you would be like this I wouldn’t have even looked your way Would’ve saved my heart from this abyss Would’ve let you fade to yesterday If I would have known you’d twist my words Turn my silence into blame I’d have walked before it ever hurt Before love became a game Pre-Chorus You call me an asshole You call me toxic You call me selfish, cold But I jump when you call I give you my all In ways you’ll never know Chorus If I would have known you’d be like this I would never be with you If I would have known it’d feel like this I wouldn’t have stayed so true I travel miles just to see your face While you never cross the line I gave you love, you gave me blame And somehow I’m the bad guy If I would have known, if I’d have seen What loving you would do I wouldn’t have looked, I wouldn’t have stayed But now I can’t walk away from you Verse 2 Sixty miles on buses, trains Just to sleep beside your door You got my key, but you never came Never stepped on my floor We said we’d split the time in two A month with me, a month with you But you change the rules just like you do And I just say, “Okay… that’s fine.” When I say I’m tired, you just laugh Say I don’t work, so how could I? But it’s my mind that’s breaking fast From holding tears I never cry Pre-Chorus You call me the problem Say I’m the storm But I’m standing in your rain I bend till I break Give more than I take Still you’re shifting all the blame Chorus If I would have known you’d be like this I would never be with you If I would have known love felt like this I wouldn’t have stayed so true six long years without your touch Still I stayed right by your side You say I’m wrong, but I gave too much And let my own needs die If I would have known, if I’d have seen How blind that love can be I wouldn’t have looked, I wouldn’t have stayed But now you’re a part of me Bridge I hate that I love you I love that I hate you I’m lost in between what is real You treat me like I’m just the help Not the man who’s trying to heal No passion, no fire Just silence and blame And I keep carrying both of our shame Final Chorus (Stripped / Emotional) If I would have known you’d be like this I’d have saved what’s left of me If I would have known I’d feel this small I’d have chosen to be free But love is blind and I was yours Even when it made me weak I gave you everything I had While you gave me words that cut too deep If I would have known… I wouldn’t have looked your way But now I’m standing at the edge And I don’t know how to walk away
