Clean Break

I said "Let's make a clean break"
Boy you didn't fight it, no
You just let me go
You said "I'll give you your space
I'll lose your number, yeah, I'll leave you alone"

And when your name comes up I got nothing but good things To say about us
It was just one of those things that
Didn't work out
But I know now

There's no such thing as a clean break
I learned it the hard way
Ain't nothing good about goodbye
Either way, it's a heartache
No shortcut that we can take
I ain't even close to over you tonight
Wouldn't this be easier
Mad than sad
If you were the man you said you'd be
Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me
There's no such thing as a clean break
I learned it the hard way

I said "Let's make a clean break
Let's save ourselves from words that we don't mean"
But how could you just walk away (walk away)
Like every step don't hurt you like it's hurting me

'Cause when they ask if it's true
I got nothing but good things to say about you
It was just one of those things that
Didn't work out
But I know now

There's no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way
Ain't nothing good about goodbye
Either way, it's a heartache
No shortcut that we can take
I ain't even close to over you tonight
Wouldn't this be easier
Mad than sad
If you were the man you said you'd be
Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me
There's no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way

And once it's gone (once it's gone)
You can't get it back (get it back)
Baby, when it's done, it's done
But just because (just because)
It didn't work
Doesn't mean it wasn't love

There's no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way
Either way, it's a heartache
No shortcut that we can take
I ain't even close to over you tonight
Wouldn't this be easier
Mad than sad
If you were the man you said you'd be
Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me
There's no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way
There's no such thing as a clean break
I'm learning the hard way