I've been drivin', driving with the wind in my hair I've been dancin' just like nobody cares I've been dyin' for this feelin' again And I've been thinkin', thinking, "What if we never met?" I've been drinkin', drinking just to forget I've been bitter, but life is sweeter than that Yeah, I lost myself and I lost some friends And I swore I'd never smile again And I know that there's a different feeling I'm believing I just want the freedom to lose the part of you That forgot the weight of my heart you know is bruised I know that it's still killing me, not killing you Don't wanna be bitter, don't wanna be bitter 'Bout you You've been callin', calling me to come back Sayin' you've changed, I know better than that You wanted freedom, and now you've got it Ooh-ooh And I'm grateful for you showing me That I'm worth much more than you believed It's sickly, but somehow it's so sweet To believe I just want the freedom to lose the part of you That forgot the weight of my heart you know is bruised I know that it's still killing me, not killing you Don't wanna be bitter, don't wanna be bitter I can feel the heat of the sheets you had to leave That has left the taste in my mouth so bittersweet I don't wanna live having you as my enemy Don't wanna be bitter, don't wanna be bitter 'Bout you Bitter, bitter about you I'm bitter, bitter about you I'm bitter, bitter about you, babe Ooh-ooh I just want the freedom to lose the part of you That forgot the weight of my heart you know is bruised I know that it's still killing me, not killing you Don't wanna be bitter, don't wanna be bitter I can feel the heat of the sheets you had to leave That has left the taste in my mouth so bittersweet I don't wanna live having you as my enemy Don't wanna be bitter, don't wanna be bitter 'Bout you (Bitter, bitter about you) and I'm bitter (I'm bitter, bitter about you) and I'm bitter (I'm bitter, bitter about you, babe) I'm bitter (Ooh-ooh)