Well, I went through my list of friends And found I had no one to tell Of this overwhelming clean feeling, strange serenity When I saw the girl looked just like me And it broke my heart The lengths you went to hold me To get to have me 'Cause, I haven't given you what you need You wanted me but couldn't reach me So you went into your memory Relive all the ways you still want me I haven't given you what you need You wanted me but couldn't reach me I'm sorry it should've been me I'd be going 'bout my day until a hand Would come and lift me out And drop me in the middle of a labyrinth, where I'd be stuck a while When I saw the girl looked just like me I thought, "Must be lonely loving someone" Tryna to find their way out of a maze Oh, I know I haven't given you what you need You wanted me but couldn't reach me So you went into your memory Relive all the ways you still want me I haven't given you what you need You wanted me but couldn't reach me I'm sorry, it should've been me I'm sorry, it should've been me

It should've been me With arms open It should've been me That was torn It should've been me I was broken It should've been me It should've been me Mercy, mercy heard my cry Mercy, mercy saved my life You carried all of my burdens You took them all to that grave I know You didn't deserve it But You took my place You traded hope for my hurting You bore the weight of my shame I know You didn't deserve it And I know it should've been me I can't believe it It should've been me In the darkness It should've been me That felt the pain It should've been me Broken-hearted It should've been, oh It should've been me But I'm free (I'm free) You carried all of my burdens You took them all to that grave I know You didn't deserve it But You took my place You traded hope for my hurting You bore the weight of my shame I know You didn't deserve it And I know it should've been me I can't believe it I can't believe it No longer dirty No longer afraid I am no captive I am no slave, no longer guilty No longer in chains Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah I'm free You carried all of my burdens You took them all to that grave I know You didn't deserve it But You took my place You traded hope for my hurting You bore the weight of my shame I know You didn't deserve it And I know it should've been me And I know it should've been me It should've been me, it should've been me (ooh) It should've been me, it should've been me It should've been me, it should've been me I can't believe it

We tear the city down on Friday night Caught up on the Vandy girl, slow dance in the Tennessee moonlight I got my hair slicked back and my boots on singing I got my own six pack my old six string yeah I swear to God it's gonna be my weekend Go on and light a match here while we're drinking Start a bonfire 2am we ain't even tired We on the roof we're going higher and higher Up in flames even rain can't end this Got this party lit like a bonfire We stumble from the bar to my backyard Will keep this fire burning it doesn't matter where we are Throw a Shotgun back with my fists up singing Another Bottle of Jack light a match start a bonfire We'll be our own bartenders making memories we wont remember, Popping off on this back porch bender Were never growing-up we will never surrender

You said I just need a little time to Think about without you And what I need next I don't even want to But baby, make me want to Stop thinking of me And fight for you instead And I just don't know whatever went wrong I still feel you holdin' on, even now No matter what you do No matter where you go No matter what you say Or what I don't know I want us I want tough I want the late night fights about trust I wanna scream at the top of my lungs Can you hear me? I can't hear you I can't hear you Anymore on the floor with the lights down Keeping quiet 'cause I snuck into your house I want the way you laugh when you get way too drunk And I want us Waking up at ten I could feel you in my arms You were never late to work But never worked too hard And then you turn to say I don't ever want to leave I'll stay here with you Just stay here with me (yeah) Do you remember then Back when we were just friends? You were scared and swore to me You'd never love again But you did and now I can't just let you take it back I'll fight for everything we ever had I want us I want tough I want the late night fights about trust I wanna scream at the top of my lungs Can you hear me? I can't hear you I can't hear you Anymore on the floor with the lights down Keeping quiet 'cause I snuck into your house I want the way you laugh when you get way too drunk I want us I want us Do you remember the night we spent Talking about The little dreams you had Growing up And how you knew they'd never come True You said you wanted a family And a big white house With a creek in the back Running through a small town And you knew that I, oh, I Wouldn't want the same You said I'm meant for the city I'm meant for that fight The 60th floor The neon lights And you tried To want that life But don't you know What love can do To a man like me When he only wants you? It makes you wrong It changed my life I want the big white house I wanna make you my wife I want us I want tough I want the late night fights about trust I wanna scream at the top of my lungs Can you hear me? I can't hear you I can't hear you Anymore on the floor with the lights down Keeping quiet 'cause I snuck into your house I want the way you laugh when you get way too drunk I want us In the middle of the rain in the morning By the river in the middle of the night Know where to run, when you want to, I want to I want us I want us I want us I want us I want us

The ocean in your eyes I'm drowning I don't mind You're Reaching for my drink Just to watch me sink And You ain't tryna hide That ink Running down your side The cursive in your curves Making me wanna be that verse Oh Gotta get you alone Oh Cause I gotta know What it means Where it goes Does your mama know Were you young Were you drunk Are there anymore You're the perfect canvas Gotta see it with my hands Gotta know Where you begin And that tattoo ends Those roses on your ribs Wanna lay em on the bed I can take all night Tracing every line Cause Baby, in the dark You're a work of art You Put the Mona Lisa to shame And I can't look away Oh Now that We're all alone Oh I just gotta know Don't have to be an accidental temporary thing Lets make it permanent More than skin deep

It was the end of that Indian Summer Leaves just starting to fall We drove down to the bank of the River For really no reason at all And we talked a little And drank a little from a twist top bottle wine And I don't remember exactly when we Lost all track of time It was you next to me Laying underneath A small town sundown sky I was feeling you breathe And falling in deeper Every time a plane flew by Starlight rain drippin down your hair I was all in right then right there Lost in the night couldn't keep my eyes off you Watching You Hang The Moon Couldn't find a station on the dial that didn't float in and out So we danced to the sound of that water And two hearts beating out loud Those stars were higher The night was brighter with every move you made And I kept my eyes wide open Cause I just couldn't look away It was you next to me Laying underneath A small town sundown sky I was feeling you breathe And falling in deeper Every time a plane flew by Starlight rain drippin down your hair I was all in right then right there Lost in the night couldn't keep my eyes off you Watching You Hang The Moon It's still shining It's still shining like that night when It was you next to me Laying underneath A small town sundown sky I was feeling you breathe And falling in deeper Every time a plane flew by Starlight rain drippin down your hair I was all in right then right there Lost in the night couldn't keep my eyes off you Watching You Hang The Moon

I've been calling back friends Crashing on couches Driving with the music down I've been trying to stay busy Singing these songs Last call on every stage downtown I can't stop thinking bout it Can't get my head around it Still can't shake the sound of goodbye Wanted to believe in something I didn't see it coming Now I'm wondering where you are tonight I would've loved you like a song From the end to the start I would've made you my world Tattooed your name on my arm Should've went to church with your mama Could've worked for your dad No I didn't have much But I gave you all I had I wanted Arkansas with a front porch view You wanted all the things I couldn't give to you There ain't a picture of me without you in it I wanted forever You needed a minute You said you needed some time To give you some space That's the last thing I wanted to hear You said you would take just a couple of days To come around but you still ain't here I can't stop thinking bout it Can't get my head around it Still can't shake the sound of goodbye Wanted to believe in something I didn't see it coming Girl I still wish you were mine I would've loved you like a song From the end to the start I would've made you my world Tattooed your name on my arm Should've went to church with your mama Could've worked for your dad No I didn't have much But I gave you all I had I wanted Arkansas with a front porch view You wanted all the things I couldn't give to you There ain't a picture of me without you in it I wanted forever You needed a minute I wanted Arkansas calling the Hogs with you You wanted California I would've gone with you I would've loved you like a song From the end to the start I would've made you my world Tattooed your name on my arm Should've went to church with your mama Could've worked for your dad No I didn't have much But I gave you all I had I wanted Arkansas with a front porch view You wanted all the things I couldn't give to you There ain't a picture of me without you in it I wanted forever You needed a minute I've been calling back friends I've been crashing on couches I wanted forever But you needed a minute

We fell asleep sideways on your bed I'm still awake watching your eyes rest You Put your makeup on just to take it off But it's still good when it's gone My shirts hanging on the door Your dress is laying on the floor You looked like heaven with it on But it's still good when it's gone Some things keep on giving When they're gone, yeah, you don't miss 'em Still riding high on midnight memories One thing I can take away from all the better days Is that they're ours to have, but not to keep That's why we take pictures and write songs Cause it's good when it's gone Like that bottle we killed, you always loved Malibu Like the stars we counted from a Beach towel on your roof A high that I'm still on, like summer when it's gone Ohhh Even though you're gone I got those pictures and you got this song We're all just trying to hold on Cause it's good when it's gone