She wanted me to tell you to leave
She wanted me to let you know that you don't understand her, she just needs some time to breathe
She couldn't have told you better herself 'cause she was in love with somebody else
I guess that somebody was me
I don't know why I had to be the messenger boy

Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what you got till it's gone
Don't know what you did so wrong
Don't know why you did it so wrong
She wanted me to tell her my fears

She wanted me to let it all go
I don't know why I said it I just can't trust anyone, I knew she was true
I never liked the sound of being along much
Persuasion was a trait the she held in her hand when she took mine, and I understood then
Don't know what you got till it's gone
Just one touch to help with the coldness
Don't know what you got till it's gone

Don't know what you did so wrong
Don't know why you did it so wrong
And I did you wrong

You said I was just like him, but that's where you're wrong
It seemed like no sooner than I got my feet on the ground, the words slipped away
He never wrote you a love song
The kind of love I can sing about
And baby, I hear you
Know what you're saying and I feel it too
You've got something I've never had
And you're hearing me now, hear me now