[Chorus]
Thank you for all the tears, all the stress
You're the best, I feel blessed I'm a better woman now
Look how I smile, all you did was help the next man
'Cause this experience made me who I am
[Verse 1]
I tried to make me love ya, I tried to make me stay
But every time I tried, myself and I got in the way
And just for the sake of my daughter, I tried to stick to the plan
But I had to get rid of the weight on my fourth finger, left hand
To everybody listenin', sorry if you're disappointed
You see the life I chose was only what I thought I wanted
Nothing's picture-perfect, looks can be deceivin'
What I thought was love was something I could not believe in
[Chorus]
Thank you for all the tears, all the stress
You're the best, I feel blessed I'm a better woman now (Woman)
Look how I smile, all you did was help the next man
'Cause this experience made me who I am
[Verse 2]
I always had that feeling that baby boy was cheating
I kept telling myself, "If you ain't happy, Bran, just leave him!"
I wasn't raised to quit 'cause quitters never win (No)
But what do you gain if you feel incomplete within?
I'm sick of all the questions, all the what's and why's
"What happened? Why'd y'all break up? Why we never see you cry?"
But do you know how it feels to hurt behind closed doors
And when you go outside, you're wonderin' what you're smiling for?
[Chorus]
Thank you for all the tears, all the stress
You're the best, I feel blessed I'm a better woman now (A better woman 'cause of you)
Look how I smile (I'm smiling), all you did was help the next man (Look what you did to me)
'Cause this experience made me who I am
[Bridge]
Now that it's over, I can live
Now, all you have belongs to him
My heart is open like a book
And everything he eats, I cook
What I'm to him, he is to me
We are each other's everything
But if I were to stay with you
I wouldn't have it like I do
[Chorus]
Thank you for all the tears, all the stress (Thank you)
You're the best, I feel blessed I'm a better woman now (Look at me, I'm smiling)
Look how I smile (Oh, oh), all you did was help the next man (You really helped me)
'Cause this experience made me who I am (It made me, let it ride)
Thank you for all the tears, all the stress (Can you feel my pain?)
You're the best, I feel blessed I'm a better woman now (Can you feel my joy?)
Look how I smile, all you did was help the next man (Now you know everything)
'Cause this experience made me who I am (Take a ride with me and experience who I am)
