Waste My Tears Lyrics by James Arthur
I stayed up waiting for your call
Staring at a phone that said nothing at all
I gave you every piece of me
But you were never where you said you’d be
I kept believing every lie
Told myself that we’d be alright
But every promise disappeared
And I kept drowning in my tears
How many nights can I lose?
How many times can I choose
Someone who never chose me?
Now I’m finally starting to see
I won’t waste my tears on you
I cried enough for what we went through
You had my heart, you let it fall
I gave you everything, you gave me nothing at all
I won’t waste another night
Trying to turn your wrongs into right
If loving you means losing me
Then these are the last tears you’ll ever see
Your pictures still live in my phone
But somehow I don’t feel alone
The memories used to hurt so bad
Now they’re just a story of what we had
I used to blame myself for goodbye
Wondering what I could’ve done right
But love shouldn’t make me disappear
And I finally know why I’m still here
I spent too long chasing you
For something you never wanted to
Now I’m letting the silence speak
And finding the strength inside of me
I won’t waste my tears on you
I cried enough for what we went through
You had my heart, you let it fall
I gave you everything, you gave me nothing at all
I won’t waste another night
Trying to turn your wrongs into right
If loving you means losing me
Then these are the last tears you’ll ever see
Maybe someday you’ll understand
Why I had to let go of your hand
I don’t hate you, I just choose me
Sometimes goodbye is how we breathe
And if you ever hear this song
You’ll know I loved you all along
But I can’t keep breaking just to stay
So I’m walking toward a better day
I won’t waste my tears on you
There’s nothing left that I need to prove
You had my heart, you let it fall
But I won’t blame myself anymore at all
I won’t waste another night
Chasing a love that never felt right
If loving you means losing me
Then these are the last tears you’ll ever see
No, I won’t waste my tears
No more wasting all these years
You were a chapter, not my end
I’m learning how to love myself again
