[Verse 1]
You showed up late to this story
Tried to write your name in our dust
But I was there when he was broken
I was the first one he could trust
You think that look means forever
You think his smile’s just for you
But I still know every scar on his heart
Every road that boy’s walked through
[Chorus]
He loved me first and he still does
I’m the one he runs to when it gets rough
You might love him but I do too
And that’s a battle you’re bound to lose
I had him then and I want him now
I’m the picture in his mind when he dreams out loud
I’m his happy ever after, that’s the truth
So goodbye to you (goodbye to you)
[Verse 2]
You hold his hand at a bar stool
I held his hand in the rain
You get the jokes and the small talk
I held on tight through the pain
You see the man he’s turned into
I helped him get where he is
You’re just a page in a chapter
I’m the book he can’t forget
[Chorus]
He loved me first and he still does
I’m the one he runs to when it gets rough
You might love him but I do too
And that’s a battle you’re bound to lose
I had him then and I want him now
I’m the picture in his mind when he dreams out loud
I’m his happy ever after, that’s the view
So goodbye to you (so goodbye)
[Bridge]
One day you’ll see it in his eyes
When he’s looking past your smile
He’ll be thinking ’bout a little house
Down a gravel road, my name on the mailbox
Yeah, he’s coming home
[Chorus]
He loved me first and he still does
I’m the one he runs to when it gets rough
You might love him but I do too
And that’s a battle you were born to lose
I had him then and I’ve got him now
I’m the name his mama still talks about
I’m his happy ever after, always was true
So goodbye to you (goodbye to you)