Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
I used to spend every waking moment with you and my nights were long without you

Counting my footsteps, Praying the floor won't fall through, again
I was so anxious around you that I counted my steps and prayed the ground wouldn't collapse beneath me

My mother accused me of losing my mind, But I swore I was fine, you paint me a blue sky And go back and turn it to rain
Even though my mother thought I was going crazy being with you, I ignored it because you would make me feel happy and then ruin it by making me feel sad

And I lived in your chess game, But you changed the rules every day
My life with you was like being a pawn in a game of chess where the rules constantly changed, leaving me unsure of what to do or expect

Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone Tonight, well I stopped picking up, and this song is to let you know why
I never knew which version of you I'd get when I spoke to you on the phone, but eventually I stopped answering completely and wrote this song to explain why

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? The girl in the dress, cried the whole way home, I should've known
Now that we're apart, I see clearly how you messed with my emotions and hurt me unfairly. I was just a young girl in love with you, and I should've known better

Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame Maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away
Maybe I'm partly to blame for believing in you so much, or maybe it's your twisted way of giving love just to take it away that's the problem

And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said "run as fast as you can"
You'll probably label me as one of your many traitors who didn't understand you, but I'll regret ignoring others who warned me to stay away from you

You are an expert at sorry, And keeping the lines blurry Never impressed by me acing your tests
You're good at apologizing when you hurt me, but you never made it clear where we stood which left me unsure. You didn't care that I did well and passed your tests

All the girls that you've run dry Have tired, lifeless eyes 'Cause you burned them out
All of the other girls you've been with are emotionally drained and tired because you've used up all their emotions

But I took your matches before fire could catch me, So don't look now, I'm shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town
I left you before you could hurt me again, and now I'm thriving without you. You can't hurt me anymore, and I'm living my life to the fullest without you

I see it all now that you're gone Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? The girl in the dress wrote you a song You should've known, you should've known Don't you think I was too young? You should've known
Now that you're out of my life, I see how you took advantage of my youth and innocence. I wrote this song for you, and you should've realized that I was too young and vulnerable to be treated the way you treated me