[Verse 1]
You call me up when it’s raining
When you’re bored and you’re tired of the game
I drive across this sleeping town
Just to hear you say her name
You swear you’re trying
That you’re changing
But you’re still wearing her on your face
I’m the one who knows your secrets
She’s the one you still chase
[Chorus]
Why can’t you choose me?
You always choose her
I’m right here bleeding
You run back to her
I hold you together
You fall apart in my hands
Why can’t you choose me?
You always choose her
(over me, over me)
[Verse 2]
You leave your hoodie in my bedroom
Then disappear for a couple of days
Come back smelling like her perfume
Saying “baby
It’s not what it tastes”
You talk in circles till I’m dizzy
Till I can’t tell the truth from the spin
You swear that I’m the one you’re wanting
So why you end up with her again?
[Chorus]
Why can’t you choose me?
You always choose her
You kiss me softly
Then go back to her
I build you a future
You keep one foot in the past
Why can’t you choose me?
You always choose her
(over me, over me, over me) (hey!)
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m the one that’s crazy
For standing in this losing line
Waiting on a train that’s never
Ever gonna arrive
You say I’m your whole world
But you keep her in your sky
I’m done fighting for a place
You never planned to let be mine
[Chorus]
Why won’t I choose me
When you choose her?
I’m done here bleeding
For someone unsure
I gave you my best love
You gave me half of your heart
So I choose me now
You can have her
(I choose me, I choose me)