my girl's ex-boyfriend

when he was seeing her

you could see he had his doubts

and now he's missing her

because he knows he's missing out

and now it's haunting him

the memories like a ghost

and he's so terrified

'cause no one else even comes close

he's a guy that you should feel sorry for

he had the world but he thought that he wanted more

i owe it all to the mistake he made back then

i owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend

so then

along comes me

this undeserving mess

who would believe

my life would be so blessed

two years ago

when he left all that debris

who would've known

he would leave everything i need

he's a guy that you should feel sorry for

he had the world but he thought that he wanted more

i owe it all to the mistake he made back then

i owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend

if it wasn't for him

i would still be searching

if it wasn't for him

i wouldn't know my best friend

if it wasn't for him

he would be able to see

that if it wasn't for him

he'd be as happy as me

when she and i settle down you can bet

that he is going to have to settle for less

he's someone that i would hate to be

i got the girl and he's left with just the memory. he's a guy that you should feel sorry for

he had the world but he thought that he wanted more

i owe it all to the mistake he made back then

i owe it all to my girl's ex-boyfriend

if it wasn't for him

i would still be searching

if it wasn't for him

i wouldn't know my best friend

if it wasn't for him

he would be able to see

that if it wasn't for him

he'd be as happy as me