[Verse 1]
You took me for a swim
I'd never gotten in before
I was too scared to do it alone
And I watched you begin
A new life in Virginia
I wanted to help you make it along

[Pre-Chorus]
Hard times show you who you really are
Spotlight on the deepest dark

[Chorus]
I wish it could've ended better
I didn't get to look in your eyes
I thought we made a life together
I think I deserved a kind of goodbye
More private, more patient, more sacred
God, I hate this

[Verse 2]
And when we lost Ned
My belief in good was shattered
You knew how to talk me off of the edge
And when the world stopped
I went to reach for you but
You were reaching out for somebody else
[Pre-Chorus]
Hard times show you who you really are
Spotlight on the deepest thoughts

[Chorus]
I wish it could've ended better
I didn't get to look in your eyes
I thought we made a life together
I think I deserved a kind of goodbye
More private, more patient, more gracious
God, I hate this

[Bridge]
I don't get to talk to you no more
I hate it
You're replaced by a pain I can't ignore
I hate it, I hate it, I hate it

[Chorus]
I wish it could've ended better
I didn't get to look in your eyes
I thought we'd make a life together
I think we deserved a kind of goodbye
More private, more patient, more sacred
Oh God, I hate this
[Outro]
God, I hate this
Oh God, I hate this