Selfishly, part of me wishes there was a part of me That could be what you see potentially, everything you want Married by a preacher that we both know Least I get to lie awake alone Knowing that you're better off with me long gone 'Cause I loved you enough to know I ain't what you'd need in the end And I left your heart breaking when I hit the pavement and I'd do it again 'Cause you might hate me now but someday, yeah, somehow you're gonna see That I loved you enough to leave Coulda stayed, I coulda made every day a masquerade Playing house, talking 'bout everything but everything Outside of those county lines Being happy, being so confined Know you're gonna say I didn't try But I loved you enough to know I ain't what you'd need in the end And I left your heart breaking when I hit the pavement and I'd do it again 'Cause you might hate me now but someday, yeah, somehow you're gonna see That I loved you enough to leave And I didn't call you 'cause damn it, I knew If I heard your voice I would turn right around And I loved you enough to know I ain't what you'd need in the end I left your heart breaking when I hit the pavement and I'd do it again 'Cause you might hate me now but someday, yeah, somehow When you find that someone that ain't me, you'll see That I loved you enough to leave Yeah, I loved you enough to leave