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It's always gonna be too late To say the things I'll never say But honestly you wouldn't care at all You left me here with all the weight You didn't stop or hesitate To find yourself in someone else's arms Had my walls up 'til I met you And you changed me 'cuz I let you And you build me up to watch me fall apart * I was so guarded Thought I was different from the rest When all I am is second best, now I'm Back where I started You led me on I never guessed I'm tired of being second best (oh yeah) I try to see through all the mess The perks of being second best (oh yeah) Imagined you in an empty bar Or the passenger seat of my car The songs you like come on somehow, somewhere Every drive-in that we ever saw The place we used to mini-golf The breaks from work you used to call I don't miss that shit at all (no no) * I was so guarded Thought I was different from the rest When all I am is second best, now I'm Back where I started You led me on I never guessed I'm tired of being second Had my walls up 'til I met you And you changed me 'cuz I let you And you build me up to watch me fall apart Every lie you ever told me They don't add up to your story Now I wonder how I ever fell so hard * I was so guarded Thought I was different from the rest When all I am is second Back where I started You led me on I never guessed I'm tired of being second best.. (oh yeah) I try to see through all the mess The perks of being second best (oh yeah) I try to see through all the mess The perks of being second