[Verse1]
Blame this messed-up knee on a cross-county team
In the Friday night lights
Blame the scar on my chin for gettin' mixed up in
That "you don't mess with my best friend" fight
And the "yes, sir," "yes, ma'am," never quit, give a damn
Was handed down from my old man
Blame it all on my mama for my tendency to wanna
Bow my head and say "amen"

[Chorus]
But when it comes to holdin' on to a long-gone lonely
At last call, wanna call her up
And that missin' side of me takes a Whitley side B
Drops a needle on it, back to front
And the pissed-off part of me is hangin' on a memory
Of me walkin' out on what ain't ever comin' back
Yeah, you can thank me for that
You can thank me for that

[Verse 2]
Wish I could point a little blame
But there ain't one thing that she did wrong
Just one lie about some other guy
Would put some move in my movin' on
And all I can pin on that girl is she took my world
And made it better with her in it
Now there ain't no other way to spin it
[Chorus]
But when it comes to holdin' on to a long-gone lonely
At last call, wanna call her up
And that missin' side of me takes a Whitley side B
Drops a needle on it, back to front
And the pissed-off part of me is hangin' on a memory
Of me walkin' out on what ain't ever comin' back
Yeah, you can thank me for that

[Bridge]
You can thank me for the messed-up head
And the part that won't let me stop missin' her
When I go to point a finger, I just aim it at the man in the mirror
Yeah

[Chorus]
But when it comes to holdin' on to a long-gone lonely
At last call, wanna call her up
And that missin' side of me takes a Whitley side B
Drops a needle on it, back to front
And the pissed-off part of me is hangin' on a memory
Of me walkin' out on what ain't ever comin' back
Yeah, you can thank me for that
You can thank me for that

[Outro]
Oh, you can thank me for that