Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
i know we've been to hell and back
and heaven now and then
I've given you the best of me
until the worst kicked in
I never really trusted love
I didn't trust myself
I can't hang on to hold you back
You need something else (believe me)
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
You fell in love with damaged goods
a broken man at best
I've given and I've taken love
but always failed the test
So I'll do right now what I should have done
It's time to tell the truth
Leaving is the best thing that
I'll ever do for you (it's true)
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
It's not that I don't want to love
I want to love so bad
I probably need it more than most
and that's why it's so sad
Darlin' you can't love the two of us
enough to make it last
God only knows I tried so hard
But now our time is passed
Lovin' you is the next best thing I ever wanted to do
But me leavin' is the very best thing to ever happen to you
Outro
Babe, my leavin' is the very best thing
To ever happen to you