I'm Better Off Without You
I’m Better Off Without You
(Brenda Jean Searcy; David P Sturtevant/Derby Duck Productions, ASCAP; Tatema Music, BMI)

Before I fell in love with you my life was A-OK
Had everything I needed ‘til you swept it all away
I lost my job, my home, and I’ve got miseries galore....
But I’m better off without you than I ever was before!

You left me cryin’
You left me lonesome
You tore my heart out--
Whatd’ya do that for?
But there’s a silver lining
In my cloud-filled sky
‘Cuz I’m better off without you than I ever was before!

The sweetest things in life can sometimes come as a surprise
You tossed me off a cliff, that’s how I found out I could fly
You thought I’d crash and burn but darlin’ you should see me soar
‘Cuz I’m better off without you than I ever was before!

You left me cryin’
You left me lonesome
Said I was ugly--
Whatd’ya do that for?
But there’s a happy ending
To this tragedy
‘Cuz I’m better off without you than I ever was before!

They say I oughta hate you for the wicked way you done me
When you blew my little world to smithereens.
But I wish you only sunshine--I’m forever grateful to you
For promoting me to CEO of my own dreams......

And I’ve stopped cryin’
And I’m not lonesome
Used to pray you’d come back--
Whatd’I do that for?
Gonna send you flowers
Thanking you for leaving me
‘Cuz I’m better off without you than I ever was before!

Yes, I’m better off without you than I ever was before!
(For sure...)