"Taillights" lyrics

I bet that you thought
You were playin' chess two steps ahead
I bet that you thought
I'd be in my head, just a cryin' mess
But I've written checks I'd never cash
And I've promised strangers it would last
Then I snuck out the bedroom door
Yeah, I've been you before

I knew your first drink was your last
And "hello" meant "goodbye"
I knew that "see you later" meant
There wouldn't be a next time
Oh, I saw the signs
So I ain't surprised
You took off runnin'
You didn't get away with nothin'
I saw your taillights comin'

Felt like startin' a tab
While staring straight into the mirror
Every line that you said
Was like déjà vu ringin' in my ears
From a mile away, it was clear as day
From the minute you said my name

I knew your first drink was your last
And "hello" meant "goodbye"
I knew that "see you later" meant
There wouldn't be a next time
Oh, I saw the signs
So I ain't surprised
You took off runnin'
You didn't get away with nothin'
I saw your taillights comin'

Ooh
Thought you pulled a fast one
But I know I leaver when I see one
Yeah, you thought you pulled a fast one
It takes one to know one

I knew your first drink was your last
And "hello" meant "goodbye"
I knew that "see you later" meant
There wouldn't be a next time
I saw the signs
So I ain't surprised
You took off runnin'
You didn't get away with nothin'
I saw your taillights comin'
Yeah, I saw your taillights comin'