"Better Off Without You" by Emmylou Harris

(Marshall Chapman/Dennis Walker/Fontaine Brown)

Room 16, the Palms Motel 
Now I can rest behind that door 
My life with you's become a living hell 
Don't wanna live like that no more 
And whatever it will take 
I will do to make this final break 

Yeah, better off without you 
Better off without you 
Better off without you in my life 
  
So I'll unpack my bag 
And kick off these old shoes 
This room is a good as anyplace I've ever been 
For lookin' at the truth 
Now it's all so clear to me 
What a blind man could plainly see 

Yeah, better off without you 
Better off without you 
Better off without you in my life 
  
Oh, God, here comes the tears 
I'm gonna stay right here 
I'll cry. I've cried before 
But I won't go back no more 

Looks like a change in the weather 
I can hear it start to rain 
I hope it's not too long this time 
Before the sun comes out again 
But if it rains forever 
I will still be better off 

Yeah, better off without you 
Better off without you 
Better off without you in my life