You know sometimes There come a time in your life when You love something, you have to let it go And even though you might feel there's still something there You have to wake up, stop livin' in a dream 'Cause it's over now, you got to think about you I have always wondered, why? Why I can't live without you babe and I'm longing to be your lady I understand that you are leaving Please don't leave here without me baby 'Cause I think I might go insane 'Cause everybody needs someone to love And I know that it's true, and I know that it's you I don't understand, why you can't be my man So I better wake up, stop living in a dream Yes, I better wake up 'cause I can't lose the love I never had So I better wake up, as painful as it seems Yes I better wake up, I can not lose the love I never had Every time I close my eyes I see visions of you and I Sharing love of a special kind, oh I got to laugh to keep from crying, yeah To hide all the pain inside 'Cause I can't get you off my mind 'Cause everybody needs someone to love And I know that it's true, and I know that it's you I don't understand, why you can't be my man So I better wake up, stop living in a dream Yes, I better wake up 'cause I can't lose the love I never had So I better wake up, as painful as it seems Yes I better wake up, I can not lose the love I never had Oh, it made me realize I don't want to live apart But you don't know how hard I tried What do I have to lose? Oh I think a little bit more than you And I doubt that you will see things clearly before it's too late 'Cause everybody needs someone to love And I know that it's true, and I know that it's you I don't understand, why you can't be my man, my man So I better wake up, stop living in a dream Yes, I better wake up 'cause I can't lose the love I never had So I better wake up, as painful as it seems Yes I better wake up, I can not lose the love I never had Never had, never had, I never had, never had Break it down, break it down Ohh I can't lose, I can't lose I can not lose, I can not lose Oh, I can't lose a love I never had

I haven't spoken to ya, haven't seen you in months Too busy livin', so we fell out of touch I didn't think I had to let you know we were done We weren't together, so how could we break up? You got the chance to tell everybody your side It's my turn to tell 'em mine You came to my place a couple of times Got high and you slept over Just a few days, just a few nights You and I were never sober If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had? I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back We were cool, at least I thought so Seein' all this and hearin' all that We were good, but I guess we're not, though It was never real enough for you to be mad So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had? My friends would know about ya if it was really love I only saw you when the sun wasn't up, oh It's never gonna matter what you say about us Don't try to turn this into more than it was You came to my place a couple of times Got high and you slept over Just a few days, just a few nights You and I were never sober If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had? I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back We were cool, at least I thought so Seein' all this and hearin' all that We were good, but I guess we're not, though It was never real enough for you to be mad So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had? You got the chance to tell everybody your side It's my turn to tell 'em mine You came to my place a couple of times Got high and you slept over Just a few days, just a few nights You and I were never sober If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had? I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back We were cool, at least I thought so Seein' all this and hearin' all that We were good, but I guess we're not, though It was never real enough for you to be mad So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had?

Goodbye's the only thing I ever knew how to say Always had a heart that never knew how to stay Leavin', never felt like I was runnin' away As long as I found someone else Late at night was everything that I understood Missin' you would always end up feelin' so good Comin' back, it never made me do what I should I just sit and blame myself Why was I itchin' to get out of Nashville so bad? I made you believe my dreams were the only dreams we had I've been around this town, rode both sides of the tracks And I know, girl, that you ain't comin' back I just wanted you to know, you're the best I never had You know I was just a little out of my league I guess that I was wilder than you wanted to be I tried to hide the devil that was hidin' in me But you saw right through it all Why was I itchin' to get out of Nashville so bad? I made you believe my dreams were the only dreams we had And I've been around this town, rode both sides of the tracks And I know, girl, that you ain't comin' back I just wanted you to know, you're the best I never had Never had your heart (never had your heart) Never had your love (never had your love) And I never had a chance to tell you Why I was itchin' to get out of Nashville so bad I made you believe my dreams were the only dreams we had I've been around this town, rode both sides of the tracks And I know, girl, that you ain't comin' back I just wanted you to know, you're the best I never had

Don't catch me at the wrong time or you will feel my wrath The one I wished I never had I need to rid myself of resentment and every last bit of it If I'm going to live up to the things I've written I need to clear my mind of this anger and all the rage that I've held near If I'm going to live up to the words I've spoken But I haven't yet Letting go is how I can start to fight my way Out of this trench I've dug In this war against myself But I haven't yet, but I haven't yet Don't catch me at the wrong time or you will feel my wrath The one I wished I never had I wish I never had this demon inside I wish I knew how to cast it out I wish I never had this demon inside I wish I knew how to cast it out But I fear it will never leave me But I fear it will never leave me I need to rid myself of resentment and every last bit of it If I'm going to live up to the things I've written I need to clear my mind of this anger and all the rage that I've held near If I'm going to live up to the words I've spoken Letting go, just let it go I know, I know Letting go, just let it go I know, I know Letting go, just let it go I know, I know Letting go, just let it go I know I know I need to let go of everything that has Ever made me think of myself better I'm not better than anyone else Of anything that's filled me with anger That I have taken out on everyone else These demons will never leave me I can only find ways to not let them out These demons will never leave me But I control them Not the other way around

Hey Mama Mama used to take me across her lap She used to hit me with a trap When I was bad. I didn't know at the time Being bad could lead to crime But now I'm glad Well she kept me on the double I stayed out of trouble And now I understand She said son you've got to give a heck Promise you'll always give respect to the other man When I used to make fun of others She'd say no not to your brothers And that ain't all When someone is feeling low Think of the nicest things you know To make them feel tall I never forget what mama said When she kneel down and pray For the Father's guiding hand Throw your arms around his neck Make him proud to give respect to the other man Oh now that I'm a man God has taken my mother's hand And now I'm carrying on Oh sometimes I'll have to weep Mother's love I'll always keep Cause she made me strong And if should ever have a son We gonna have lots of fun And I'll teach him to understand She said son you got to give a heck Promise you'll always give respect to the other man