Get Him Back!

Album: Guts (2023)
Charted: 7 11
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    I met a guy in the summer and I left him in the spring
    He argued with me about everything
    He had an ego and a temper and a wandering eye
    He said he's six-foot-two, and I'm like, "Dude, nice try"
    But he was so much fun and he had such weird friends
    And he would take us out to parties and the night would never end
    Another song, another club, another bar, another dance
    And when he said something wrong, he'd just fly me to France
    So I miss him some nights when I'm feeling depressed
    'Til I remember every time he made a pass on my friend
    Do I love him? Do I hate him? I guess it's up and down
    If I had to choose, I would say right now

    I wanna get him back
    I wanna make him really jealous, wanna make him feel bad
    Oh, I wanna get him back
    'Cause then again, I really miss him, and it makes me real sad
    Oh, I want sweet revenge
    And I want him again
    I want to get him back, back, back

    So I write him all these letters and I throw them in the trash
    'Cause I miss the way he kisses and the way he made me laugh
    Yeah, I pour my little heart out, but as I'm hitting "Send"
    I picture all the faces of my disappointed friends
    Because everyone knew that guy was missing a screw
    He said I was the only girl but that just wasn't the truth
    And when I told him how he hurt me, he'd tell me I was trippin'
    But I am my father's daughter, so maybe I could fix him

    I wanna get him back
    I wanna make him really jealous, wanna make him feel bad
    Oh, I wanna get him back
    'Cause then again, I really miss him, and it makes me real sad
    Oh, I want sweet revenge
    And I want him again
    I want to get him back (and then? And then)
    I want to get him back, back, back

    I wanna key his car (I want to get him back)
    I wanna make him lunch (but then I, I want to get him back)
    I wanna break his heart (but then I, I want to get him back)
    And be the one to stitch it up (but then I, I want to get him back)
    Wanna kiss his face (but then I, I want to get him back)
    With an uppercut (but then I, I want to get him back)
    I wanna meet his mom (but then I, I want to get him back)
    Just to tell her her son sucks (but then I, I want to get him back)

    Oh, I wanna key his car (I want to get him back)
    I wanna make him lunch
    I wanna break his heart (but then I, I want to get him back)
    Stitch it right back up
    I wanna kiss his face (I want to get him back)
    With an uppercut
    I wanna meet his mom (but then I, I want to get him back)
    And tell her her son sucks, yeah

    I wanna get him back
    I wanna make him really jealous, wanna make him feel bad
    Oh, I wanna get him back
    'Cause then again I really miss him, and it makes me real sad
    Oh, I want sweet revenge
    And I want him again
    I want to get him back (and then? And then)
    I want to get him back, back, back, back

    I'll get him, I'll get him, I'll get him, I'll get him back
    Get him back, come on, come on
    I'm gonna get him so good, he won't even know what hit him
    He's gonna love me and hate me at the same time
    Get him back, girl, you better get him back
    I don't know I got him good, I got him really good Writer/s: Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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