The year of the ex The year of the ex It's been a long three-sixty-five days And I'm back where I started And I know it's true what my friends say But it's part of my process Oh, because it goes like that, a relapse To take me back and fill the cracks my heart has So when I need a pick-me-up I know it's one of them I'll be callin' It was the year of the ex Doing it over and over again Which one of you's next? 'Cause déjà vu feelin' like a friend 'Cause I'm scared to commit I feel safe in the wreck of the bits The year of the ex The year of the ex Doing it over and over again Which one of you's next? 'Cause déjà vu feelin' like a friend 'Cause a brief dose of them is the best medicine I can get The year of the ex I get a rush so sweet When I see my phone and it's your name Familiarity means he knows how to do it all my way Oh, baby, goes like that, a relapse I'm calling back, he's in the cab to my flat Two minutes, and it's like we're in a time warp Before all of the heartbreak It was the year of the ex Doing it over and over again Which one of you's next? 'Cause déjà vu feelin' like a friend 'Cause I'm scared to commit I feel safe in the wreck of the bits The year of the ex Ooh, the year of the ex Doing it over and over again Which one of you's next? 'Cause déjà vu feelin' like a friend (oh) 'Cause a brief dose of them is the best medicine I can get The year of the ex (The year of the ex) There's a method to my madness I've had a lot of practice, hmm There's a method to my madness It's almost like I've planned it It was the year of the ex Doing it over and over again Which one of you's next? 'Cause déjà vu feelin' like a friend 'Cause I'm scared to commit I feel safe in the wreck of the bits The year of the ex The year of the ex Doing it over and over again Which one of you's next? 'Cause déjà vu feelin' like a friend 'Cause a brief dose of them is the best medicine I can get The year of the ex Oh, the year of the ex