[Verse 1] I said "Let's make a clean break" Boy you didn't fight it, no You just let me go You said "I'll give you your space I'll lose your number, yeah, I'll leave you alone" [Pre-Chorus 1] And when your name comes up I got nothing but good things To say about us It was just one of those things that Didn't work out But I know now [Chorus] There's no such thing as a clean break I learned it the hard way Ain't nothing good about goodbye Either way, it's a heartache No shortcut that we can take I ain't even close to over you tonight Wouldn't this be easier Mad than sad If you were the man you said you'd be Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me There's no such thing as a clean break I learned it the hard way [Verse 2] I said "Let's make a clean break Let's save ourselves from words that we don't mean" But how could you just walk away (walk away) Like every step don't hurt you like it's hurting me [Pre-Chorus 2] 'Cause when they ask if it's true I got nothing but good things to say about you It was just one of those things that Didn't work out But I know now [Chorus] There's no such thing as a clean break I'm learning the hard way Ain't nothing good about goodbye Either way, it's a heartache No shortcut that we can take I ain't even close to over you tonight Wouldn't this be easier Mad than sad If you were the man you said you'd be Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me There's no such thing as a clean break I'm learning the hard way [Bridge] And once it's gone (once it's gone) You can't get it back (get it back) Baby, when it's done, it's done But just because (just because) It didn't work Doesn't mean it wasn't love [Chorus] There's no such thing as a clean break I'm learning the hard way Either way, it's a heartache No shortcut that we can take I ain't even close to over you tonight Wouldn't this be easier Mad than sad If you were the man you said you'd be Maybe I wouldn't miss you holding me There's no such thing as a clean break I'm learning the hard way There's no such thing as a clean break I'm learning the hard way