If You Call That Winning

Girl, you won—
If you call that winning

I saw your red coat hanging on the back of his chair
His hand on your knee like mine was never there
You looked at me once like you'd stolen something gold
I almost laughed, 'cause I remember thinking so

I know that look, I've worn it on my face
Thinking if he picked me, I had won the race

I used to lose sleep trying to make him choose
Now I know exactly what I lost to you

Girl, you won, if you call that winning
You got his Friday nights and Sunday-morning leaving
You got the “baby, I'm sorry” every time he does it again
That half-truth smile and the phone face-down at ten
I thought you took the best thing I had
Now I'm driving home and I don't want him back
So raise your glass, honey, let the whole room spin
Girl, you won—
If you call that winning

First Saturday alone, I slept till half past nine
No checking out the window, no checking on his lies
I wore the blue dress he always said was too much
And found out peace can feel a whole lot like giving up—

On somebody who was never gonna change
Funny how freedom starts when you quit taking blame

I spent two years scared somebody'd take my place
Now I'm thanking God you finally did today

Girl, you won, if you call that winning
You got his Friday nights and Sunday-morning leaving
You got the “baby, I'm sorry” every time he does it again
That half-truth smile and the phone face-down at ten
I thought you took the best thing I had

Now I'm driving home and I don't want him back
So raise your glass, honey, let the whole room spin
Girl, you won—

Girl, you won, if you call that winning
If you call that winning

I'd have fought you for him once
Lord, ain't that the truth
But a man you've gotta steal
Is a man you'll get to lose

And the saddest thing about it
Is I know what comes next—

You're gonna spend your nights
Trying to win him from himself

Girl, you won, if you call that winning
You can keep his Friday nights and Sunday-morning leaving
Keep the “baby, I'm sorry,” keep the shadows in his phone
Keep staying up and wondering why you're sleeping alone
I thought you took the best thing I had
Turns out you gave me my whole life back
So here's to you, honey—yeah, here's to how this ends

Girl, you won, if you call that winning
Girl, you won—

Girl, you won, if you call that winning

Is a man you'll get to lose

I lost him—

And that's how I win.