So you think,
Of what it could've been.
When "time is all you've lost"
Keeps burning through your head.
Now you fall asleep standin'
But lie awake in bed.
Watch the clock drag on,
And think of what you should've said.

(Whoa)
It's for the better,
Your better half is gone.
It's okay,
you didn't need her anyway.
And I don't want to hear ya say
Nobody could take her place.
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh.
And what more can I say
You don't need her anyway.
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh.

And so you think,
Of how it should've been.
And "It's just over"
Keeps goin' through yer head.
You're hearing all those words,
Time and time again
Watch the phone all night
And think of what you should've said.

(Whoa)
It's for the better,
Your better half is gone.
It's ok, you didn't need her anyway.
And I don't want to hear ya say
Nobody could take her place.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.
And what more can I say
You don't need her anyway.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.

Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.

And I don't want to hear ya say
(Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh)
Nobody could take her place.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.
And what more can I say
(Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh)
You don't need her anyway.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-ooohh.


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  • +1
    General Comment

    Great song for you to listen to after the bitch leaves you

    bugzcaron June 06, 2002   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    so when it says "time is all you've lost" its referring to have wasted however long the relationship lasted. "Now you fall asleep standing but lie awake in bed" means that you seem asleep or depressed in the day but you lay awake in bed, unable to sleep. The rest of the song seems pretty self explanatory.

    Revolvon March 14, 2014   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is LTJ's best song it's about telling a friend that he dosn't need his ex-girlfriend.

    ohUknowon May 13, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song has helped me a lot. Girls really suck somtimes, and this song helpes me notice everything will be ok. I think thats what makes LTJ such an amazing band, all there songs are about growing up and dealing with the crap of everyday life.

    PezKingon July 11, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Yo Bugzcar, it certainly is, cause bitches be ho's and women are evil forever and always.

    1970vwon August 27, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    of course this song kicks ass, and ltj is the best band out there. hello rockview is the best ska album ever, including energy by op ivy. everything less than jake does is amazing, and unlike a lot of ska bands (im not putting them down) theyr lyrics actually have a message.

    basketcasedkmon January 03, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song reminds me of my last girlfriend.

    I miss being with her and all, but oh well, c'est la vie.

    NickBush24on January 25, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Man, I love this song. These guys really do rock. I do realize that girls can be real bitches sometimes, as I am one, haha... But I do love this song and this band. They sing about things that we really need to hear; things that'll help the age group behind them, people like me and everyone commenting. These guys can really bring someone up. Man, I love them.

    NoPrideon July 20, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    To quote the live version, "this song's about love and matrimony and how it all goes down the fuckin' toilet!"

    nyanattackon October 26, 2012   Link

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