Glad We Didn’t Work Out

[Verse 1]
You couldn’t even make it
Two Fridays in a row
Said you were “just real busy”
Guess I was last to know
You slipped out through a back door
Into some stranger’s truck
Didn’t even send a message
Just left me with my luck
[Pre-Chorus]
Thought it might’ve been something
Now it’s barely a line in my mind
You hurt me, but only briefly
Like a splinter I don’t need to find
[Chorus]
I’m glad we didn’t work out
Glad I never learned your favorite songs
Didn’t waste a couple years
Tryna fix what’s always wrong
You left me for another
Couldn’t say it to my face somehow
Yeah you cut me, but you missed deep
And it only hurts me now and then now
So I’m glad we didn’t work out
[Verse 2]
I don’t know your middle name
Or the town where you were born
Didn’t meet your mama
Didn’t buy that diamond worn
You were just a quick detour
On my way to something real
Funny how a two-week story
Showed me what I really need to feel
[Chorus]
I’m glad we didn’t work out
Glad I never learned your favorite songs
Didn’t waste a couple years
Tryna fix what’s always wrong
You left me for another
Couldn’t say it to my face somehow
Yeah you cut me, but you missed deep
And it only hurts me now and then now
So I’m glad we didn’t work out
[Bridge]
Some pains grow roots
This one blew through like rain (oh)
You’re just a name in my phone
That I’ll never save again
[Chorus]
I’m glad we didn’t work out
Glad I never learned your favorite songs
Didn’t promise you forever
Just to watch it all go wrong
You ran off with another
Didn’t have the guts to stick around
Yeah you hurt me, but only briefly
I’m the lucky one somehow
Yeah I’m glad we didn’t work out

country, Modern country ballad with male vocals; gentle acoustic guitar and brushed drums in the verses, warm pedal steel swells in the pre-chorus. Chorus opens up with steady kick, harmony stacks on the hook and a bright, singalong feel. Subtle organ pad in the bridge to thicken the midrange, final chorus pulls back on the last line for a quiet, resigned finish.