[Verse]
I should have known better
than to mess with a girl like you
perfect parts, all lined up clean
just a mind behind the mask

[Chorus]
I should've known better
than to buy the act you were selling
dead straight stare, no blink, no slip
like you had nothing to hide
I should've known better
than to let those red flags hang on the wall
now I'm pacing the room
with your name still stuck in my phone

[Verse 2]
I told myself I had it handled
said I could read between the lines
but you kept your cards tucked in your sleeve
and I was buying every line
now I'm staring at my phone again
like it'll tell me what I missed
guess I wanted what you showed me
not the part you let slip through the cracks

[Chorus]
I should've known better
than to buy the act you were selling
dead straight stare, no blink, no slip
like you had nothing to hide
I should've known better
than to let those red flags hang on the wall
now I'm pacing the room
with your name still stuck in my phone

[Outro]
Yeah, I should've known better
should've trusted that quiet in the back of my head
next time I see a perfect front
I'm not staying long enough to get burned again
I should've known better
but I know now, I know now