While You Were Gone

Hmm, whoa, yeah, oh baby, hmm, oh
 I read you wrong
 You said you'd only be away a while
 But the days turned into weeks
 And all the weeks into miles
 Baby why?
 You could've told me you were telling me goodbye
 Could've come clean and let me walk away in style, oh
 Funny thing is
 While I was missing you
 While I was figuring what I was gonna do
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 I caught on to your tricks
 I got over it real quick, yeah baby
 While you were gone
 Now I'm cool, can't you tell
 Feel so good about myself
 A funny thing happened to me baby
 While you were gone
 Oh, you looked surprised
 Like no one ever left you and survived, no
 Well leaving me alone has kind of opened my eyes
 Baby you, you gave me the time to find somebody new
 And I found strength inside me I never knew, oh
 Funny thing is
 While he was holding me
 While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
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 Didn't freak, didn't cry
 I just held my head up high
 I learned how to say goodbye
 While you were gone
 Had time on my hands
 Baby don't you understand
 A funny thing happened to me baby
 While you were gone
 Had nothing but time on my hands
 Learned how to understand boy
 Got over you, got over you, oh
 While he was holding me
 While he was showing me how it's suppose to be
 Oh baby
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 While you were gone, oh
 Learned to lie, learned a lesson
 Learned how to get along, learned how to be strong
 Learned how to love myself, while you were gone, ooh, oh