It's always gonna be too late
To say the things I'll never say
But honestly, you wouldn't care at all
You left me here with all the weight
Didn't stop or hesitate
To find yourself in someone else's arms
Had my walls up
'Til I met you
And you changed me
'Cause I let you
Then you built me up
To watch me fall apart
I was so guarded
Thought I was different from the rest
When all I am is second best, now I'm
Back where I started
You lead me on, I'd never guess
I'm tired of being second best, oh, yeah
♪
I try to see through all the mess
The perks of being second best, oh, yeah
Imagined you in an empty bar
Or the passenger seat of my car
The song you like comes on somehow, somewhere
Every drive-in that we ever saw
The place we used to mini golf
The breaks from works you used to call
I don't miss that shit at all, no, no
I was so guarded
Thought I was different from the rest
When all I am is second best, now I'm
Back where I started
You lead me on, I'd never guess
I'm tired of being second best
Had my walls up
'Til I met you
And you changed me
'Cause I let you
Then you built me up
To watch me fall apart
Every lie you
Ever told me
They don't add up
To your story
Now I wonder
How I ever fell so hard
I was so guarded
Thought I was different from the rest
When all I am is second best
Back where I started
You lead me me on, I'd never guess
I'm tired of being second best, oh, yeah
♪
I try to see through all the mess
The perks of being second best, oh, yeah
I try to see through all the mess
The perks of being second