Right now, bet you're telling your friends
That I'm a messed up, heartless narcissist
Right now, bet you're drying your eyes
Like you're the only one who's hurting tonight
And there's a million songs
About the one done wrong
But what about the one who goes?
The one who's gotta cry on the way back home
What about the one who knows
It was for the best, but their heart's still broke?
The one who's on the other side gets all the sympathy
But what, what about the one who leaves?
Right now, I keep telling myself
"Don't call, don't text, don't wish you well"
'Cause right now I'm so full of regret
Thinking, "Did this really have to end?"
And there's a million guys
Who would not think twice
But what about the one who goes?
The one who's gotta cry on the way back home
What about the one who knows
It was for the best, but their heart's still broke?
The who one who's on the other side gets all the sympathy
But what, what about the one who leaves?
What about the one who leaves
You'll never know how hard I tried to fight this awful feeling
You'll never know the hours I spent staring at your ceiling
You'll never know the pain
But sometimes the hard thing and the right thing are the same
But what about the one who goes?
The one who's gotta cry on the way back home
What about the one who knows
It was for the best, but their heart's still broke?
The who one who's on the other side gets all the sympathy
But what, what about the one who leaves?