Alex Reade - Better Off Lyrics

I've never really met an optimist without a scar
Or someone unbruised after coming so far
Your words burned me right after they hurt me most
This dumb smile of mine should haunt you like a ghost

But I'm fine to go, and I find it so underwhelming if I'm honest
And you try to know what it's like to be alone

Have you ever met someone that doesn't know loss?
When faced with a darkness didn't make it across?
The jet pilot who's anything but turbulent
The artist who's tears made them brilliant

And I find it shows, in time you grow
You rise above your darkest demons
And I hope you know, I kind of glow
(Maybe I'm better off without you?)

Now you've got me thinking

I'm better off, better off without you
Maybe I'm better off, better off alone?
You held me down
And messed me around
But I won't miss that frown
Because I'm better off, better off now

I used to wonder what it was that made you go
You dug out escape routes inside the snow
I tried and tried again to make ends meet
I guess in the end you got itchy feet?

Now it's fine, just go
Recite your own version of "how things went down"
Cause deep down I know
You can't revoke the fact that I'm all smiles now

Now you've got me thinking

I'm better off, better off without you
Maybe I'm better off, better off alone?
You held me down
And messed me around
But I won't miss that frown
Because I'm better off, better off now

(Better)
Better off now

(Better)
I'm better off now