You Should've Been Better

You're standing at a door I closed

Locked so many years ago

Expecting me to just invite you in

Are you really that naive

To think that one apology

Can make up for the fact you chose to split

And burden me with all this baggage

You should've been better (Better)

You should've been better (Should've been better) for me

I would've given (Given)

I would've given anything

For you to just realize

All that you were leaving behind

(You should've been better)

(You should've been better, oh)

You should've been stronger (Stronger)

You should've been stronger (Stronger) for me (For me)

I paid a price 'cause (Price 'cause)

I paid a price 'cause you were weak

And put yourself first when

I needed you to be at my side

(You should've been better)

(You should've been better, oh)

I've learned to keep my standards low

Not allow myself to hope

That this might be the day you're going to change

But it's not easy to forget

The sting of disappointment when

No matter what, each time it was the same

And I can't promise it's not too late

You should've been better (Better)

You should've been better (Should've been better) for me

I would've given (Given)

I would've given anything

For you to just realize

All that you were leaving behind

(You should've been better)

(You should've been better, oh)

You should've been stronger (Stronger)

You should've been stronger (Stronger) for me (For me)

I paid a price 'cause (Price 'cause)

I paid a price 'cause you were weak

And put yourself first when

I needed you to be at my side

(You should've been better)

(You should've been better, oh)

The version of me from the past

Is begging to give you a chance

But part of me says this won't last