Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rascal Flatts
Performer
Backstreet Boys
Vocals
Jay DeMarcus
Programming
Gary LeVox
Vocals
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Joe Don Rooney
Electric Guitar
Kevin Rooney
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeffrey Steele
Songwriter
Stephen Robson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay DeMarcus
Producer
Derek Bason
Recording Engineer
Nick Lane
Recording Engineer
Luis Pacheco
Recording Engineer
Keith Rodger
Recording Engineer
Greg Eliason
Recording Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Greyson Smith
Additional Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let 'em out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though goin' on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me
[Chorus]
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do
Yeah, that's what I was tryin' to do
[Verse 2]
It's hard to deal with the pain of losin' you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends, and I'm alone
Still harder gettin' up, gettin' dressed, livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken, yeah
[Chorus]
What hurts the most
Was being so close
Havin' so much to say
But I'm watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do, oh
Is what I was tryin' to do
[Chorus]
Tryin' to do
[Chorus]
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And havin' so much to say
Havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
Watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
Never knowin'
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do
[Outro]
And not seeing that loving you
That's what I was trying to do
That's what I was trying to do
Ooh
Trying to do
I was trying to do
Written by: Jeffrey Steele, Steve Robson