"17 Pounds" lyrics

When you left me I lost 17 pounds
Didn't adjust the car belt
Wishing I would die
When you left me I slept with ten different guys
Didn't use protection
Wishing I would die
And I tried drugs I've never had before
Always chasing in need of something more

I never missed, never wanted someone like you before
I cannot function or act like myself, oh that I'm sure

And I want you
To release me from me
Like the sadness in my eyes
Won't you come back to me now?

When you left I smoked two packs a day
Need to put myself together, oh my mamma said
When you left I gave everything away
Please be more careful, don't fade away

And I tried drugs I've never had before
Always chasing in need of something more

And I want you
To release me from me
Like the sadness in my eyes
Won't you come back to me now?

And I want you
To release me from me
Like the sadness in my eyes
Won't you come back to me now?