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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kelsea Ballerini
Lead Vocals
Alysa Vanderheym
Programming
Karen Fairchild
Background Vocals
Hillary Lindsey
Background Vocals
Tyler Tomlinson
Electric Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Derek Wells
Electric Guitar
Craig Young
Bass Guitar
Nir Z
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kelsea Ballerini
Songwriter
Alysa Vanderheym
Songwriter
Jessie Jo Dillon
Songwriter
Karen Fairchild
Songwriter
Hillary Lindsey
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kelsea Ballerini
Producer
Alysa Vanderheym
Producer
Mike Stankiewicz
Recording Engineer
Chris Small
Editing Engineer
Will Kienzle
Assistant Engineer
Ryan Hewitt
Mixing Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer
Luke Armentrout
Assistant Engineer
Taylor Chadwick
Assistant Engineer
Adam Battershell
Assistant Engineer
Andrew Darby
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To the men that love women after heartbreak
To the hellos that come after goodbyes
To the rain that was falling, that watered the garden
And the ones that bring the flowers back to life
[Verse 2]
To the men that love women after heartbreak
To the tears they catch but didn't make 'em fall
To the strong and sturdy shoulders helping her get over
And the ones that get forever, after all
[Chorus]
It ain't fair, and it's hard to understand
It ain't easy, but you do it 'cause you can
You don't see my heart as secondhand
And, baby, that's why it takes a man
To love women after heartbreak
[Verse 3]
To the architect that's breaking down the house
Hmm, the carpenter and painter
The all-night renovator
Building her back up from the ground
[Chorus]
It ain't fair, and it's hard to understand
It ain't easy, but you do it 'cause you can
You don't see my heart as secondhand
And, baby, that's why it takes a man
[Bridge]
Mmm-mmm
Oh, oh yeah
[Outro]
To the man that loved this woman after heartbreak
Thanks for all you didn't have to do
When I met you, I was jaded, sad, and complicated
You'll never know how much I needed you
No, you'll never know how much I needed you
Written by: Alysa Vanderheym, Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon, Karen Fairchild, Kelsea Ballerini