Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jay Joyce
Keyboards
Jimi Westbrook
Background Vocals
Karen Fairchild
Lead Vocals
Kimberly Schlapman
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay Joyce
Producer
Jimmy Mansfield
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jaxon Hargrove
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jason Hall
Mixing Engineer
Richard Dodd
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I know I'm probably better off on my own
Than loving a man who didn't know what he had when he had it
And I see the permanent damage you did to me
Never again, I just wish I could forget when it was magic
[Verse 2]
I wish it wasn't 4 a.m.
Standing in the mirror, sayin' to myself
You know you had to do it
I know the bravest thing I ever did was run
[Verse 3]
Sometimes in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
[Verse 4]
I know I'm probably better off all alone
Than needing a man who could change his mind at any given minute
And it's always on your terms
I'm hanging on every careless word
Hoping it might turn sweet again
Like it was in the beginning
But your jealousy, I can hear it now
You're talking down to me like I'll always be around
You push my love away like it's some kind of loaded gun
Boy, you never thought I'd run
[Verse 5]
Sometimes in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
A better man
[Verse 6]
I hold on to this pride because these days it's all I have
And I gave to you my best and we both know you can't say that
You can't say that
[Verse 7]
I wish you were a better man
I wonder what we would have become if you were a better man
We might still be in love if you were a better man
You would have been the one if you were a better man
Yeah
[Verse 8]
Sometimes in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
And I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
[Verse 9]
We might still be in love, if you were a better man
Better man
Written by: Taylor Swift