[Intro]
I almost called you.
Then I remembered
how peaceful the room was.
So I didn't.
[Verse 1]
You always knew
when to come back around,
right when I stopped
checking if you were around.
You'd send one little:
“Hey, you good?”
Like we didn't spend months
making each other misunderstood.
And I used to answer fast.
Way too fast.
Like every second
might change your mind.
Now I read it once,
put my phone down,
and somehow
the world keeps moving fine.
[Pre-Chorus]
I thought losing you
would feel like losing everything.
Turns out...
I was carrying more
than I was receiving.
[Chorus]
I'm better without the maybe.
Better without the almost.
Better without wondering
if tonight you'll hold me close.
Better without the waiting.
Better without the signs.
I don't need half of your heart
when I finally got back mine.
You can miss me.
You can call me.
You can say you changed your mind.
I'm better without the maybe.
For the first time...
I feel alright.
[Verse 2]
I used to romanticize
all the little things you did.
The late-night calls.
The disappearing.
The way you'd come back
like nothing happened.
I called it complicated.
That sounded prettier.
Truth is...
I was accepting less
because I wanted you nearer.
And that's hard to admit.
Not because I feel stupid.
Because I knew.
Somewhere underneath it,
I always knew.
I just thought love
meant waiting long enough
for someone
to finally choose you.
[Pre-Chorus]
But love shouldn't feel
like passing a test
you never agreed to take.
And I got tired
of getting almost enough
to make me stay.
[Chorus]
I'm better without the maybe.
Better without the almost.
Better without wondering
if tonight you'll hold me close.
Better without the waiting.
Better without the signs.
I don't need half of your heart
when I finally got back mine.
You can miss me.
You can call me.
You can say you changed your mind.
I'm better without the maybe.
For the first time...
I feel alright.
[Verse 3]
My friends say
I sound different now.
I laugh more.
Sleep better.
Take longer getting ready
just because I want to.
Not because
I think you might be there.
That's new.
I bought flowers
for my own kitchen.
Felt ridiculous.
Then kind of loved it.
Funny how little things
start feeling big
when you stop waiting
for somebody else to do them.
[Bridge]
[Piano and layered vocals]
If you came back tonight...
I'd still feel something.
I'm not gonna lie.
[Soft falsetto]
But feeling something
isn't the same as going back.
[Harmonies rising]
I can love who we were.
I can miss what we had.
And still know...
I deserve more
than being loved in halves.
[Final Chorus]
I'm better without the maybe.
Better without the almost.
Better without holding onto
something that was already gone.
Better without the waiting.
Better without the lies.
I don't need half of your heart
when I finally got back mine.
You can miss me.
You can call me.
You can say you changed your mind.
I'm better without the maybe.
And I don't need
another sign.
I'm better.
I'm lighter.
I'm finally on my side.
[Outro]
Your name comes up.
I look.
Smile.
And keep doing my makeup.
