[Intro] Mm… I already knew [Verse 1] I already knew by the way you paused Before you said “I’m fine” I already knew when the silence stayed A second too long in time I already knew, but I held my smile Like it could hold us up I already knew, yet I poured my hope In a half-full cup [Pre-Chorus] I don’t blame you, I don’t blame me We just ran out of room to be [Chorus] I already knew it would change I already knew it would end I already knew I’d break a little Trying to pretend But even though I knew it I still gave what I could I already knew the story And I loved you anyway — I would [Verse 2] I already knew I would miss you In the smallest things In coffee steam, in streetlight gold In the quiet after rings I already knew I’d learn to live With “almost” and “not quite” I already knew the ache would come And still I stayed that night [Pre-Chorus 2] And maybe that’s the human part To choose, even in the dark [Bridge] If knowing was enough to leave I’d never feel this now So let me keep the tender truth I loved you — that’s allowed [Final Chorus] I already knew it would change I already knew it would end I already knew I’d break a little Trying to pretend But even though I knew it I still gave what I could I already knew the story And I loved you anyway — I would [Outro] You already know this.
