[Verse 1]
They grew up religious outskirts of town
He liked to get high when nobody's around
For a while there, it was alright
Summer before he got a degree
He thought it would be better to get down on a knee
For a while there, it was alright

[Pre-Chorus]
The glory gets real old real fast
When all you do is live in the past
'Cause I don't wanna settle for a life like that
I don't wanna settle

[Chorus]
If I give in and I bury my dreams
Saying "I do" is to give him more peace
And what does that make me?
If I gave up and I gave it all in
Sold myself for an easier win
Oh, what, I can't believe
That could've been me
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
That could've been me

[Verse 2]
A hometown hero who never left
They praise him so much that it got to his head
For a while there, it was alright
He told me he loved me at 18
He promised a world that he'd never seen
For a while there, it was alright

[Pre-Chorus]
The glory gets real old real fast
When all you do is live in the past
'Cause I don't wanna settle for a life like that
I don't wanna settle

[Chorus]
If I give in and I bury my dreams
Saying "I do" is to give him more peace
And what does that make me?
If I gave up and I gave it all in
Sold myself for an easier win
Oh, what, I can't believe
That could've been me
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
That could've been me

[Outro]
Could've been me
It could've, it could've been me
It could've, it could've been me
It could've, it could've been me