Good Lord, May God have mercy on my soul 

I love her, but you never would know 
That by the way I just let my girl go 
With tears in her eyes from years of the lies 
She backed on up and disappeared out the drive 
Way, hey, what can I say, all we had meas nothing today 
I did my thing, and she did hers, 
But my crime’s are a wee bit worse 
And now I’m sitting her all alone with my guilt 
Just me and the dogs and home that we built 
It was then it was hers, even though Bubba bought it 
But Bubba wouldn’t leave just like her mother called it 
From the P, hold it to the blue flame 
God, forgive me for causing you pain 
All it was, ain’t no more, cause my babys gone 
And when it rains it pours. 

Ryan Tedder: 

She tried to tell me I needed to be strong 
I wasn’t listening, and now my baby’s gone 

Bubba: 
(rapping) 

One for the pleasure, two for the sin 
Three for the family we coulda been 
Had I not been so concerned 
With this life, no spoken words 
Couldn’t begin to undue what’s done 
Deep within I know that you [bad word] 
Far away, from the thought of my smile 
And the broken dream of us walking that isle 
I first saw betty in my Nanny Wright's yard 
The breast where the best, and the [bad word]  my lord 
I fly country girl, just working them gifts 
She’s my queen, was a virgin I guess 
But I ain’t never ask, and ain’t never tell 
But Betty had the cash every time I went to jail 
And how did I reward her loyalty 
Let her walk in and see her cousin Joy on me 

Ryan Tedder: 

She tried to tell me I needed to be strong 
I wasn’t listening, and now my baby’s gone 

Bubba: 

It’s been six months, and still no word 
I try to carry on like it still don’t hurt 
 [bad word] around, but I still wont’ flirt 
Drinking worse, and the pills don’t work 
Last I heard she was in Birmingham 
Living with a good hard working man 
And lookin’ back on it, that’s exactly what she wanted 
Not a rebel with a passion for the moment 
I live for the feeling, the kick in the snout 
I take my love and I stick it in there 
Moved it gently and made this song 
All because my baby is gone 

Ryan Tedder: 

She tried to tell me I needed to be strong 
I wasn’t listening, and now my baby’s gone