Shut my eyes, I don't wanna be Privy to the look you're giving me When I tell you that I'm never gonna be The way you said I would Shut my mouth, I don't wanna say Words that'll make you go away But I also wanna make you go away For good I don't like it any more than you do I don't like being the bad guy And breaking the bad news 'Cause I'm damned if I do And I'm damned if I don't say it Life was better before we were together Straight to your face Oh, I'm damned if I do And I'm damned if I don't say it Life was better before Oh, we were together And I'm gonna be But I don't wanna be The woman that goes in history For leaving you for being too good No, I don't wanna sit In the dark goin' over it Or maybe we could laugh it out But what is there to joke about? I don't like it Any more than you do I don't like being the bad guy And breaking the bad news 'Cause I'm damned if I do And I'm damned if I don't say it Life was better before we were together Straight to your face Oh I'm damned if I do And I'm damned if I don't say it Life was better before we were together Life was better before we were together Oh, life was better before, oh, we were together I don't like it Any more than you do I don't like being the bad guy Breaking the bad news 'Cause I'm damned if I do And I'm damned if I don't say it Life was better before we were together Straight to your face Oh, I'm damned if I do And I'm damned if I don't say it Life was better before we were together Life was better before we were together Oh, life was better before we were together Oh, life was better before, oh we were together