Chose To Walk Away

(hummmmm) You said I was the only one,

Said I was your home.

Funny how a house can burn

When you're never really alone.

I noticed all the little things,

The silence in your calls,

The way you stopped looking at me Like I was worth it

all. You thought I wouldn't notice,

Thought I wouldn't know,

But every little secret

Left another crack to show.

So tell me, was I second place?

A name you kept around?

While you were giving someone else The love I thought I'd found.

You can call it a mistake,

You can say you lost your way,

But you made your choice that night— And you chose to walk

away.

(ooh-ooh) I found the truth between the lines,

Hidden underneath your words.

You swore that I was paranoid,

Now I know exactly

why it hurt. I would've stayed through anything,

I would've fought for you,

But you can't fight for something When you're the only one who

does.

Now every “I love you”

Sounds hollow in my head.

Funny how the sweetest words Can taste like something dead.

So tell me, was I second place?

A name you kept around?

While you were giving someone else The love I thought I'd found.

You can call it a mistake,

You can say you lost your way,

But you made your choice that night— And you chose to walk

away.

I hope they know your favorite song.

I hope they know your favorite place.

I hope they recognize the smile You used to hide behind my

face.

Because I won't be your secret,

I won't be your alibi.

You don't get to break my heart Then ask me to stay

by your side. I wasn't second place.

I was just too blind to see That someone who could betray

me

Was never meant for me.

Keep your empty apologies,

Keep every word you say.

You made your choice that night— Now I'm choosing me today.

You wanted someone else.

So go.

Just don't come looking When you finally miss what you let go. (ahhhh)