I said, mmm-hmm
Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Nah
Nah
I saw the car out front, the engine running low
I bumped into your boat at the simmer show
My stomach turned to flip,
I prepped a little lie
To tell you I was great, that I was flying high
Then he turned around and offered me
his hand I praised myself for arrogance,
for something slightly bland
But his grip was warm and steady,
his smile didn't fade
And I saw the way you looked at him,
the choice that you had made
I wanted him to be a jerk,
I wanted him to fail
I wanted to see the crack in the armor,
the rust upon the nail
I wanted to say he's boring,
or he doesn't have a clue
But damn it, he's a good man,
and he's so good for you
He's the anchor in the harbor,
I was a hurricane He's the shelter in the fire,
I was a freezing rain
It hurts to say it out loud,
it hurts to understand That I'm the lesson learned,
and he's a better man
He asked me how I've been,
looked me in the eye He didn't check his watch,
he didn't heave a sigh
Doesn't seem the type to stay out late and drink
Or leave the dirty dishes soaking in the sink
I bet he pays the bills on time,
I bet he hears you speak I bet he doesn't
disappear for days inside the week
You look so relaxed,
your shoulders finally down Like you finally
stopped swimming and found some solid ground
I look for a red flag,
a shadow in his face Something to make
me feel like I was still in a race
But he treats you like a treasure,
not a trophy on a shelf And looking at him standing there,
I don't even like myself I broke you down to pieces,
he's building you back up I was the empty bottle,
he is the overflowing cup
I wanted him to be a jerk, I wanted him to fail
I wanted to see the crack in the armor,
the rust upon the nail
I wanted to say he's boring,
or he doesn't have a clue
But damn it,
he's a good man,
and he's so good for you
He's the anchor in the harbor,
I was the hurricane He's the shelter in the fire,
I was the freezing rain
It hurts to say it out loud,
it hurts to understand That I'm the lesson learned,
and he's the better man
I was the anchor in the harbor,
I was the hurricane He's the shelter in the fire,
I was the freezing rain
It hurts to say it out loud,
it hurts to understand That I'm the lesson learned,
and he's the better man
I shake his hand again,
I tell you both goodbye I walk out to
the street underneath the heavy sky
You made the right trade,
yeah you did what you could
I was the one you loved,
but he's the one who's good
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