Better Man Lyrics
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
I know I'm probably better off on my own
Than lovin' a man who didn't know what he had when he had it
And I see the permanent damage you did to me
Never again, I just wish I could forget when it was magic
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
I wish it wasn't 4AM, standin' in the mirror
Saying to myself, "You know you had to do it"
I know the bravest thing I ever did was run
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
[Verse 2: Taylor Swift]
I know I'm probably better off all alone
Than needing a man who could change his mind at any given minute
And it was always on your terms, I waited on every careless word
Hoping they might turn sweet again like it was in the beginning
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
But your jealousy, oh, I can hear it now
Talking down to me like I'd always be around
Push my love away like it was some kind of loaded gun
Oh, you never thought I'd run
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
[Bridge: Taylor Swift]
I hold onto this pride be'cause, these days, it's all I have
And I gave to you my best
And we both know you can't say that
[Breakdown: Taylor Swift]
I wish you were a better man
I wonder what we would've become if you were a better man
We might still be in love if you were a better man
You would've been the one if you were a better man
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
(Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again)
We might still be in love, if you were a better man
(But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man)
I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
We might still be in love if you were a better man
You would've been the one if you were a better man
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Better Man Song FAQs
Who produced 'Better Man' by Taylor Swift?
+It was produced by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner.
Who wrote 'Better Man' by Taylor Swift?
+It was written by Taylor Swift.
When did Taylor Swift release 'Better Man'?
+It was released on November 12, 2021.
Taylor Swift's Singles
- 1.
22
- 2.
A Message From Taylor
- 3.
All Of The Girls
- 4.
All Too Well (10 Minute Version)
- 5.
All You Had To Do Was Stay (Taylor’s Version)
- 6.
Anti-Hero
- 7.
August
- 8.
Babe
- 9.
Back To December (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 10.
Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version)
- 11.
Begin Again
- 12.
Bejeweled
- 13.
Better Man
- 14.
Better Than Revenge (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 15.
Betty
- 16.
Blank Space (Taylor’s Version)
- 17.
But Daddy I Love Him
- 18.
Cardigan
- 19.
Carolina
- 20.
Cassandra
- 21.
Castles Crumbling (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 22.
Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
- 23.
Clara Bow
- 24.
Clean (Taylor’s Version)
- 25.
Come Back... Be Here
- 26.
Coney Island
- 27.
Dear John (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 28.
Down Bad
- 29.
Electric Touch (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 30.
Enchanted
- 31.
Epiphany
- 32.
Everything Has Changed
- 33.
Exile
- 34.
Florida!!!
- 35.
Foolish One (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 36.
Forever Winter
- 37.
Fortnight
- 38.
Fresh Out the Slammer
- 39.
Girl At Home
- 40.
Guilty as Sin?
- 41.
Hits Different
- 42.
Hoax
- 43.
Holy Ground
- 44.
How Did It End?
- 45.
How You Get The Girl (Taylor’s Version)
- 46.
I Almost Do
- 47.
I Bet You Think About Me
- 48.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
- 49.
I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
- 50.
I Can See You (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 51.
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
- 52.
I Hate It Here
- 53.
I Knew You Were Trouble
- 54.
I Know Places (Taylor’s Version)
- 55.
I Look in People’s Windows
- 56.
I Wish You Would (Taylor’s Version)
- 57.
Illicit Affairs
- 58.
imgonnagetyouback
- 59.
Invisible String
- 60.
Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)
- 61.
Karma (Remix)
- 62.
Labyrinth
- 63.
Lavender Haze
- 64.
loml
- 65.
Lover
- 66.
Mad Woman
- 67.
Maroon
- 68.
Mastermind
- 69.
Message In A Bottle
- 70.
Midnight Rain
- 71.
Mine (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 72.
Mirrorball
- 73.
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
- 74.
My Tears Ricochet
- 75.
Need
- 76.
New Romantics (Taylor’s Version)
- 77.
No Body, No Crime
- 78.
Nothing New
- 79.
Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version)
- 80.
Out of the Woods (Taylor’s Version)
- 81.
Peace
- 82.
Peter
- 83.
Question...?
- 84.
Red
- 85.
Robin
- 86.
Ronan
- 87.
Run
- 88.
Sad Beautiful Tragic
- 89.
Say Don’t Go (Taylor’s Version)
- 90.
Seven
- 91.
Shake It Off (Taylor’s Version)
- 92.
Slut! (Taylor’s Version)
- 93.
Snow On The Beach (More Lana Del Rey Version)
- 94.
So High School
- 95.
So Long, London
- 96.
Sparks Fly (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 97.
Speak Now (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 98.
Starlight
- 99.
State of Grace
- 100.
Stay Stay Stay
- 101.
Style (Taylor’s Version)
- 102.
Suburban Legends (Taylor’s Version)
- 103.
Sweet Nothing
- 104.
Sweeter Than Fiction (Taylor’s Version)
- 105.
Thank You Aimee
- 106.
The 1
- 107.
The Albatross
- 108.
The Alchemy
- 109.
The Alcott
- 110.
The Black Dog
- 111.
The Bolter
- 112.
The Joker And The Queen (Remix)
- 113.
The Lakes
- 114.
The Last Great American Dynasty
- 115.
The Last Time
- 116.
The Lucky One
- 117.
The Manuscript
- 118.
The Moment I Knew
- 119.
The Prophecy
- 120.
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- 121.
The Tortured Poets Department
- 122.
The Very First Night
- 123.
This Is Me Trying
- 124.
This Love (Taylor’s Version)
- 125.
Timeless (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 126.
Treacherous
- 127.
us.
- 128.
Vigilante Shit
- 129.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- 130.
Welcome To New York (Taylor’s Version)
- 131.
When Emma Falls in Love (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 132.
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- 133.
Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version)
- 134.
Wonderland (Taylor’s Version)
- 135.
You Are In Love (Taylor’s Version)
- 136.
You’re On Your Own Kid
Song Credits
Writer
Producer
Aaron Dessner & Taylor SwiftArtist
Released on
November 12, 2021