Better Than You Left Me - Mickey Guyton

You could find a way to ease my passion You listen to the blood flow in my veins You hear the teaching of the wind Tell her why I'm alive within I can't find the words, my mind is dead It's better by you, better than me Guess, you'll have to tell her how I tried To speak up thoughts, I've held so inside Tell her now I've got to go Out in the streets and down the shore Tell her the world's been much for living more It's better by you, better than me Everybody, everybody knows Everybody, everybody knows Better by you, better than me You can tell what I want it to be You can say what I only can see It's better by you, better than me Guess, I'll have to change my way of living Don't wanna really know the way I feel Guess, I'll learn to fight and kill Tell her not to wait until They'll find my blood upon her windowsill It's better by you, better than me Everybody, everybody knows Everybody, everybody knows Better by you, better than me You can say what I only can see You can tell what I want it to be It's better by you, better than me Better by you, better than me You can tell what I want it to be You can say what I only can see Better by you, better than me Better by you, better than me You can say what I only can see You can tell what I want it, what I want it, what I want it to be Better by you, better than me

Baby, since you left me, there's somebody new She thinks I'm perfect, I swear She likes my body, my class and my charm She says I've got a confident air She respects my ambition, thinks I'm talented too But she's in love with an image time is bound to see through Oh, you know me better than that You know the me that gets lazy and fat How moody I can be, all my insecurities You've seen me lose all my charm You know I was raised on a farm Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect And that I love her cat But you know me better than that I miss picnics and blue jeans and buckets of beer Now it's ballet and symphony hall I'm into culture, clean up to my ears It's like wearing a shoe that's too small Oh, I caught her with an issue of Brides magazine Starin' at dresses and pickin' out rings But you know me better than that, You know the me that gets lazy and fat How moody I can be, all my insecurities You've seen me lose all my charm You know I was raised on a farm Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect And that I love her cat But you know me better than that Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect And that I love that cat Oh, but you know me better than that...

You threw a party I cleaned your mess up You gave me scars And you called it love You start a fire And hide the water What was I supposed to do When all I have is you? I saw the sign I worked it out But I got out before it was too late Black and blue, that's what you put me through Now I see and I'm gonna love someone better than you loved me (Mmm, mmm, mm) You're so fucked up, you thought it wasn't you I'm safe here so I'm gonna love someone better than you loved me It's a kinda poison in your head That's what they told me when you hit the edge I saw the sign I worked it out But I got out before it was too late Black and blue, that's what you put me through Now I see and I'm gonna love someone better than you loved me (Mmm, mmm, mm) You're so fucked up, you thought it wasn't you I'm safe here so I'm gonna love someone better than you loved me Ohh-oh-oh, oh Ohh-oh-oh, oh ooh Ohh-oh-oh, ohh Ohh-oh-oh, oh Ohh-oh-oh, oh Ohh-oh-oh, oh ooh Ohh-oh-oh, ohh Ohh-oh-oh, oh I saw the sign in black and white I got out before it was too late Black and blue, that's what you put me through Now I see and I'm gonna love someone better than you loved me (Mmm, mmm, mm) You're so fucked up, you thought it wasn't you I'm safe here so I'm gonna love someone better than you loved me Ohh-oh-oh, oh (yeah!) Ohh-oh-oh, oh ooh (yeah!) Ohh-oh-oh, ohh (ooh!) Ohh-oh-oh, oh Ohh-oh-oh, oh (yeah!) Ohh-oh-oh, oh ooh (yeah!) Ohh-oh-oh, ohh (ooh!) Ohh-oh-oh, oh

I'd give you everything I never had I hope you know that But now I have it, I don't need it, it's important that you see it Money often makes a never-home dad Is it worth all the times when I'm never here? Is it worth it when daddy can't dry your tears? Is it life or just a living? Kids and wife is not a given I wish I could be a stay-at-home dad And all the dreams I had, I Still see them in your eyes Now you can hurt me more than I've ever Been hurt before and I've been hurt before I'll live, I'll live, I'll live I'll live like this forever I still have all the wounds he left But they don't hurt no more like they hurt before I wish, I wish, I wish I wish that he could have seen you I'm gonna miss the most important things And I know that Your first words, a couple steps, at least we got so many left Your mom's so good, she never make me look bad 'Cause she knows all the times when I'm far from home In a room full of people but all alone It gets me thinkin' when we're smokin' and we're drinkin' I wish I could be a stay-at-home dad And all the dreams I had, I Still see them in your eyes Now you can hurt me more than I ever Been hurt before and I've been hurt before I'll live, I'll live, I'll live I'll live like this forever I still have all the wounds he left But they don't hurt no more like they hurt before I wish, I wish, I wish I wish that he could have seen you Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh I wish that he could have seen you Now you can hurt me more than I ever Been hurt before and I've been hurt before I'll live, I'll live, I'll live I'll live like this forever I still have all the wounds he left But they don't hurt no more like they hurt before I wish, I wish, I wish I wish that he could have seen you Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I've been on the road Bringing back money Yeah, I've been digging gold I hope you still want me I know I've been gone a little too long But money don't grow So I gotta go I've been chasing dimes It's been so lonely Yeah, I've been in the mines I'm sorry my hours don't work out right I know I keep you up at night 'Cause ain't much changed but my age The man you love is the same Don't you know that hearts Can break easy? I gave you the best of my pieces Promise me you'll let me Come back home Keep my bed warm 'Cause I'm bringing it all back to you Only say you'll be there when I do Promise you get the best of me Only you get the rest of me Got my mind on your waist You're the life of my party Got a lot to do Can't stay in one place too long I've been on the move I know you've been waiting But here's the truth I want someone to come home to 'Cause ain't much changed but my age The man you love is the same And don't you know that hearts Can break easy? I gave you the best of my pieces Promise me you'll let me Come back home Keep my bed warm 'Cause I'm bringing it all back to you (Back to you) Only say you'll be there when I do Promise me We're not gonna lose this 'Cause I'm on my way right now It's only home with you in it Now I'm so close it's unfair 'Cause ain't much changed but my age The man you love is the same And don't you know that hearts Can break easy? I gave you the best of my pieces Promise me you'll let me Come back home Keep my bed warm 'Cause I'm bringing it all back to you (Back to you) Only say you'll be there when I do Promise me Promise me Promise you get the best of me Only you get that recipe Got my mind on your waist