You look happy without me

[Verse 1]

I heard you laugh across the room,
And somehow, I still knew it was you.
She’s got your jacket, she’s got your time,
She’s getting everything I pictured as mine.

I tell my friends that I’m doing okay,
Then search your name at the end of the day.
It’s getting old, but I still pretend
That I don’t wish we’d been more than friends.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I hate that I notice the little things,
The way that you smile, the way that you sing.
You probably don’t even think of me now,
But I still look for you in every crowd.

[Chorus]

You look happy without me,
Like losing me came easily.
Like all those nights meant nothing at all,
Like I wasn’t somebody you’d ever call.

And I wish I could hate you instead,
Forget every word that you said.
But you moved on like we were never a thing,
And I’m still here feeling everything.

You look happy, and maybe that’s true,
But God, I wish I could be happy too.

[Verse 2]

I wonder if she knows your favorite song,
If she can tell when something is wrong.
Does she get the side of you that I knew?
Does she hear the things you never tell the truth about, too?

I know I can’t ask you to change your mind,
Or ask you to give me the love you give her every time.
But there’s a thousand things I’d say if I could,
And a thousand reasons I know I shouldn’t.

[Pre-Chorus]

‘Cause I hate that your name still changes my day,
One little mention and I’m miles away.
You probably forgot what you put me through,
But I remember the smallest things about you.

[Chorus]

You look happy without me,
Like losing me came easily.
Like all those nights meant nothing at all,
Like I wasn’t somebody you’d ever call.

And I wish I could hate you instead,
Forget every word that you said.
But you moved on like we were never a thing,
And I’m still here feeling everything.

You look happy, and maybe that’s true,
But God, I wish I could be happy too.

[Bridge — soft at first, then building]

Maybe in another life,
You would’ve reached for my hand that night.
Maybe I wouldn’t have played it cool,
Maybe you’d have wanted me like I wanted you.

And maybe that’s the hardest part to face,
I can’t even blame you for taking your place.
You never promised me forever, it’s true,
But I built a whole world out of moments with you.

[Final Chorus — bigger vocals]

You look happy without me,
And that’s what hurts the most, honestly.
I wanted your heart, not a memory,
Not wondering what we could’ve been.

And I wish I could hate you instead,
Erase every dream in my head.
But you moved on, and I’m learning to do
What I never thought I’d have to—

Let go of the boy I wanted to choose me,
Even if you never really knew me.

[Outro — quiet, almost whispered]

You look happy without me.

I hope one day I won’t care.

I hope one day I’ll see you
And not wish I was her.