You Could've Been Better Lyrics

He said, let me rewrite history then tell you all about it

Let me make you forget which one of us started it

Maybe it was a fluke and none of this was supposed to happen

But somehow I find that I'm still asking the question

Maybe we could work it out

Maybe we're okay now

Maybe this is all in our heads

You and I could make it right

Walk away from the gunfight

But now I'm thinking that

In my perfect dreamland

You and I would be together

You'd hold my hand

And do the right thing forever

'Cause this is real life

And I don't like

Having to play pretend

'Cause in my perfect dreamland

You and I could have been better

So tell her your side

That you and I

We never mattered

And while you're at it

Break that habit of being a liar

But I have to tell you

You better tell her the truth

Because I have all the proof

Don't make her wonder

Maybe we could work it out

Maybe we're okay now

Maybe this is all in our heads

You and I could make it right

Walk away from the gunfight

But now I'm thinking that

In my perfect dreamland

You and I would be together

You'd hold my hand

And do the right thing forever

'Cause this is real life

And I don't like

Having to play pretend

'Cause in my perfect dreamland

You and I could have been better

So tell me baby

Are you sorry

Or am I just wishing you are?

'Cause I filled in the gaps of this story

But it didn't have to be this hard

I don't want to tell her everything you said to me

So in my head, I'll pretend, and write myself that happy ending

Maybe we could work it out

Maybe we're okay now

Maybe this is all in our heads

You and I could make it right

Walk away from the gunfight

But now I'm thinking that

In my perfect dreamland

You and I would be together

You'd hold my hand

And do the right thing forever

'Cause this is real life

And I don't like

Having to play pretend

'Cause in my perfect dreamland

You and I could have been better

Could have been better

Could have been better

You could have been better