[Verse 1]
I broke up with my girl
Thought the pain would fade
Tried to drown my mind
In whatever I could take
Lost in that fog
I was barely present
You said "come back soon"
I heard a sentence
Heard your name in cuffs
Through a dead phone line
You weren't crying for me
You were drawing a line
Told 'em where I stayed
Told 'em what I moved
Had me out here trusting
What I shouldn't do
[Pre-Chorus]
Now my hands shake bad
When the doorbell rings
I seen this movie once
Same old ending
I know that look too well
I know that crooked grin
Been down in that cell
And I don't go back again
[Chorus]
Been there before
Been there before
I won't beg that floor
I won't see it no more
Been there before
Been there before
You set that trap in the dark
But I won't take that door
[Verse 2]
They took my laces
Took my belt, my pride
Cold metal bench
And a long hard night
I learned quick
Who keeps count and who don't
Who says they love you
Then hands you over
So I cut off the noise
Cut off the dealer friends
Took my life back slow
One day at a time, again
You wanted me buried
In a number and a case
But I came out breathing
With a harder face
[Pre-Chorus]
Now my hands shake bad
When the doorbell rings
I seen this movie once
Same old ending
I know that look too well
I know that crooked grin
Been down in that cell
And I don't go back again
[Chorus]
Been there before
Been there before
I won't beg that floor
I won't see it no more
Been there before
Been there before
You set that trap in the dark
But I won't take that door
[Bridge]
I don't miss the drugs
I miss who I was
Before the bad calls
Before the blood rush
But I can't chase numb
Just to feel less pain
I lost one love
I won't lose my name
[Final Chorus]
Been there before
Been there before
I won't beg that floor
I won't see it no more
Been there before
Been there before
You set that trap in the dark
But I won't take that door