[Verse 1]
The last few days have been a mindfuck
I left your house thinking there was still an “us”
You said you wanted me back, said we’d talk it through
Then somewhere without me, you decided we were through
And you had every right to change your mind
You didn’t owe me forever, you didn’t owe me time
But I don’t understand why letting me go
Meant treating me like someone you didn’t even know
[Chorus]
You could’ve left me kindly
You could’ve said goodbye
Without making me question
If everything before was a lie
You didn’t have to love me
You didn’t have to stay
But you could’ve remembered I was someone you cared for
Before you threw me away
[Verse 2]
I left the food because I knew that you could use it
Drove your things back to you, never made you come and do it
Then drove those miles again just to pick up what was mine
And all you had to ask me was
“Did you take my clothes this time?”
Not “thank you for the groceries”
Not “I hope you make it home”
Just checking on your olive oil
Like I was someone you didn’t know
[Chorus]
You could’ve left me kindly
You could’ve said goodbye
Without making me question
If everything before was a lie
You didn’t have to choose me
You didn’t have to stay
But you could’ve remembered I was someone you cared for
Before you walked away
[Bridge]
And maybe I held on for Smith
Maybe I held on for me
Maybe loving you was easier
Than facing what I’d let myself believe
‘Cause I forgave things I shouldn’t
Stayed through things I shouldn’t take
And I still would’ve handled your heart gently
Even if mine was the one that had to break
That’s the part I finally see
I don’t know what you could’ve done
To make me treat you like an enemy
Just because we weren’t “us”
[Final Chorus]
You could’ve left me kindly
That’s all I’m saying now
You could’ve broken my heart
Without trying to tear my memory of you down
You didn’t owe me forever
You didn’t owe me one more try
But for someone who swore he never stopped caring
You got real good at acting like I
Was nothing worth remembering
Nothing worth one last kindness for
You could’ve left me missing who you were
Instead you made me see you
For who you were when you walked out the door
[Outro]
So keep the food, keep the memories
Keep the damn olive oil too
Funny, I left there thinking I’d lost you
Turns out the last thing you gave me
Was a reason not to want you.