(Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

Right now, I bet you're telling your friends
That I'm a messed up, heartless narcissist
Right now, I bet you're drying your eyes
Like you're the only one who's hurting tonight

And there's a million songs
About the one done wrong

But, what about the one who goes?
The one who's got to cry on the way back home?
What about the one who knows
It was for the best but their heart's still broke?
The one who's on the other side gets all the sympathy
But, what, what about the one who leaves? (Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

Right now, I keep telling myself
Don't call, don't text, don't wish you well
'Cause, right now, I'm so full of regret
Thinking, "Did this really have to end?"

And there's a million guys who would not think twice

But, what about the one who goes?
The one who's got to cry on the way back home?
What about the one who knows
It was for the best but their heart's still broke?
The one who's on the other side gets all the sympathy
But, what, what about the one who leaves? (Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

What about the one who leaves?
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

You'll never know how hard I tried to fight this awful feeling
You'll never know the hours I spent staring at your ceiling
You'll never know the pain
But sometimes the hard thing and the right thing
Are the same
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)

But, what about the one who goes?
The one who's got to cry on the way back home?
What about the one who knows
It was for the best but their heart's still broke?
The one who's on the other side gets all the sympathy
But, what, what about the one who leaves?