[Verse 1]
It’s better this way
Away but near
You’re here in my head
But you ain’t here
It’s a quiet place
Ashtray and a chair
Talking to your shadow
Like you still care
[Chorus]
It’s better this way
Least that’s what I say
Got my back to the door
So I don’t watch you stay away
It’s better this way
That’s what I tell my bones
‘Cause this conversation
I’ll have alone (mm-hmm)
[Verse 2]
Here and not there
Glass on the table
Your name in my mouth
Tastes like a fable
Ain’t a way out
Once you’re in that deep
So I sit with the truth
Till it puts me to sleep
[Chorus]
It’s better this way
Least that’s what I say
Got my back to the door
So I don’t watch you stay away
It’s better this way
That’s what I tell my bones
‘Cause this conversation
I’ll have alone (oh, all alone)