First Time

Album: The First Time (2015)
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  • I put on my make up
    Spray my perfume
    Sat on the front porch, waitin' on you
    Said we would catch up because it had been awhile
    I hate to admit it
    But my hands are shaking
    Barely breathin'
    Heart is racin'
    Looks like feelings don't always change their minds

    But you never called, never showed up
    Guess some things never change
    And just like living in a flashback
    You let me down again

    That's why the past should be the past
    Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
    Let the memories burn and crash
    'Cause sittin' here looking at the driveway
    Is just tearin' my heart back in half
    Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
    And that's why good-bye should mean good-bye
    The first time

    I should know better
    I hate that I still cry
    Lookin' like a fool here watchin' for headlights
    And kickin' myself for believin' in you again
    I bet you're out drinkin' with a new blonde and
    Telling her whatevers playin' is her song
    Yeah and helping her up into your Chevy instead

    Even when you don't have me
    You can still be the one to hurt me
    It must feel good to know
    That I'm still holdin' on to letting go

    That's why the past should be the past
    Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
    Let the memories burn and crash
    'Cause sittin' here looking at the driveway
    Is just tearin' my heart back in half
    Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
    And that's why good-bye should mean good-bye
    The first time

    Yeah that's why the past should be the past
    Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
    Let the memories burn and crash
    'Cause sittin' here looking at this driveway
    Is just tearin' my heart back in half
    Like nothings changed except the time that's passed
    And that's why good-bye should mean good-bye
    So I'm letting you go, just like I should have tried
    The first time,
    Oh the first time
    Oh yeah
    That's why the past should be the past
    Oh, the first time, yeah Writer/s: Kelsea Ballerini
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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