[Verse 1]
I know, I'm probably better off on my own
Than loving a man who didn't know what we had when we had it
And I see, the permanent damage you did to me
Never again, I just wish I could forget when it was magic

[Verse 2]
I wish it wasn't 4AM, standing in the mirror
Saying to myself, "You know you had to do it,"
I know, the bravest thing I ever did was run

[Chorus]
Sometimes in the middle of the night I can feel you again
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
[Verse 3]
I know, I'm probably better off all alone
Than needing a man who could change his mind at any given minute
And it was always on your terms
I waited on every careless word
Hoping they might turn sweet again
Like it was in the beginning

[Verse 4]
But your jealousy
Oh, I can hear it now
Talkin' down to me, like I'd always be around
Pushed my love away
Like it was some kinda loaded gun
Oh, you never thought I'd run
[Chorus]
Sometimes in the middle of the night I can feel you again
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man

[Bridge]
I hold onto this pride because these days, it's all I have
And I gave to you my best and we both know you can't say that

[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Liz Huett]
I wish you were a better man
I wonder what we would've become if you were a better man
We might still be in love if you were a better man
You would've been the one if you were a better man, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sometimes in the middle of the night I can feel you again
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
(Sometimes in the middle of the night, I can feel you again)
We might still be in love if you were a better man
(I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man)
Yeah, I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
[Outro]
A better man
We might still be in love if you were a better man
You would've been the one if you were a better man