[Verse 1]
This is the hardest thing by far
That I have ever had to do
To stand in front of you
And tell you that I'm leaving
After all the time we've shared
This is the longest night of all
It wasn't meant to be this way
I had it down so clear
Now it's all in pieces
After all the love we had
[Chorus]
That's just the way it has to be
I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for me
I've turned it over in in my mind
So many times, so many times
And I thought that I should be the one to tell you
Before you got it back from someone else
Good news gets there last
Bad news travels fast
[Verse 2]
This just may be my darkest hour
And I'm no good at long goodbyes
I try to be so brave
But I keep getting weaker
After all the love we've shared
[Chorus]
That's just the way it has to be
I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for me
I've looked at us from every side
Enough is enough, it's time to divide
Let us say goodbye with some love left between us
Face to face before the rumours start to fly
Good news gets there last
Bad news travels fast