[verse 1] I didn’t know losing him would be this hard Who knew rock bottom was a place too far Now I gotta scratch my way back to the top Using the very things I thought were rocks But those stepping stones crumbled in my wake Crushed by the heaviness of my mistakes I live, I learn, and I try not to blame myself He wasn’t right for me, oh but I couldn’t tell [chorus] Oh I didn’t know love could be this cruel I didn’t know the things he would do Could break me down like a beat up truck The wheels falling off, like what the fff…I was dumbstruck! But the dust has settled and now I see The chaos and destruction left for me I’m picking up the pieces, and off I go… Leaving behind the things I didn’t know [Verse 2] I fell victim to the selfish kind of love he sells Gaslighting is something he does so well I believed him when he said I was his only one His smooth talkin’ kept me right under his thumb Him telling me I was crazy with my suspicious eyes Oh, It was just another way to cover his lies The day I walked in and caught him red handed Was finally the day it all ended… [chorus] Oh I didn’t know love could be this cruel I didn’t know the things he would do Could break me down like a beat up truck The wheels falling off, like what the fff…I was dumbstruck! But the dust has settled and now I see The chaos and destruction left for me I’m picking up the pieces, and off I go… Leaving behind the things I didn’t know [short instrumental break] [bridge] Hey babe, why’d you do me like that? Breaking my heart and slammin’ the door Leaving my love crushed on the floor You think another girl’s gonna give you more? Just wait, It’ll be worse than before Cause that’s what God made Karma for? [chorus] Oh I didn’t know love could be this cruel I didn’t know the things he would do Could break me down like a beat up truck The wheels falling off, like what the fff…I was dumbstruck But the dust has settled and now I see The chaos and destruction left for me I’m picking up the pieces, and off I go… Leaving behind the things I didn’t know [outro] Oooo, I was dumbstruck Ooooo, but now I know…. Oooooo, now I know…
