"You Should've Been Better" lyrics

You're standing at a door I closed
And locked so many years ago
Expecting me to just
Invite you in

Are you really that naive
To think that one apology
Can make up for the fact
You chose to split

And burdened me with all this baggage

You should've been better
You should've been better for me
I would have given
I would have given anything
For you to just realize
All that you were leaving behind

You should've been stronger
You should've been stronger for me
I paid a price 'cause
I paid a price 'cause you were weak
And put yourself first when
I needed you to be at my side

I learned to keep my standards low
And not allow myself to hope
That this might be the day
You're going to change

But it's not easy to forget
The sting of disappointment when
No matter what
Each time it was the same

And I can't promise it's not too late

You should've been better
You should've been better for me
I would have given
I would have given anything
For you to just realize
All that you were leaving behind

You should've been stronger
You should've been stronger for me
I paid a price 'cause
I paid a price 'cause you were weak
And put yourself first when
I needed you to be at my side

A version of me from the past
Is begging to give you a chance
But part of me says this won't last
So please don't blame me if I can't

You should've been better
You should've been better for me
I would have given
I would have given anything
For you to just realize
All that you were leaving behind

You should've been stronger
You should've been stronger for me
I paid a price 'cause
I paid a price 'cause you were weak
And put yourself first when
I needed you to be at my side