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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Levine
Adam Levine
Lead Vocals
Elizondo
Elizondo
Keyboards
James Valentine
James Valentine
Background Vocals
Carmichael Jesse Royal
Carmichael Jesse Royal
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Levine
Adam Levine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Producer
Mike Elizondo
Mike Elizondo
Producer
Mark "Spike" Stent
Mark "Spike" Stent
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I never knew perfection till
I heard you speak and now it kills
Me just to hear you say the simple things
Now, wakin' up is hard to do
Sleeping's impossible too
Everything's remindin' me of you
What can I do?
[Verse 2]
It's not right, not okay, to say the words that you say
Maybe we're better off this way
I'm not fine, I'm in pain
It's harder every day
Maybe we're better off this way
It's better that we break
[Verse 3]
A fool to let you slip away, I'd chase you just to hear you say
You're scared and that you think that I'm insane
The city looks so nice from here
Pity I can't see it clearly
While you're standin' there, it disappears
It disappears
[Verse 4]
It's not right, not okay, to say the words that you say
Maybe we're better off this way
I'm not fine, I'm in pain
It's harder every day
Maybe we're better off this way
It's better that we break
[Verse 5]
Saw you sittin' all alone
You're fragile and you're cold, but that's alright
Life these days is getting rough
It knocks you down and beats you up
But it's just a rollercoaster anyway
Yeah
[Verse 6]
It's not right, not okay, to say the words that you say
Maybe we're better off this way
I'm not fine, I'm in pain
It's harder every day
Maybe we're better off this way
[Verse 7]
I'm not fine, not okay, to say the words that you say
Maybe we're better off this way
I'm not fine, and I'm in pain
It's harder every day
Maybe we're better off this way
It's better that we break, baby
Written by: Adam Noah Levine

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