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They say you do better when you know better
Why couldn’t you do any better than me
A blank canvas of a girl you could convince of anything
Six years is a lot of time that you had on me, so you should’ve known
That no one knows anything when they’re only seventeen

Spare me the bullshit, baby
I know you know what you did
I’ve been blaming myself like you told me to
But it’s time to give credit where credit’s due

You loved watching me dance on the end of your string
I was the only one who couldn’t see
Why you were picking me, I showed up just like you wanted me
You’re not one to try your hardest, and I was a perfect target
You didn’t love me, you loved that I made it easy

Things were fine when I did what you said, and I didn’t ask questions
I think I was just a mirror, and you hated your reflection
It was never your fault for breaking me, it was my fault for letting it happen
I didn’t know enough to walk away, so you got away with everything

You loved watching me dance on the end of your string
I was the only one who couldn’t see
What you saw in me, I showed up just like you wanted me
Didn’t know enough to stop it, yeah, I was a perfect target
You didn’t love me, you loved that I made it easy

I never could make myself small enough for you
When you were the grown man who had to get me home by curfew
In hindsight, I know that it was all by design
And I thank my lucky stars that I made it out in time

You loved watching me dance on the end of your string
I was the only one who couldn’t see
Not how it’s supposed to be, I showed up just like you wanted me
From the moment it started, I was just a perfect target
You didn’t love me, you loved that I made it easy

They say you do better when you know better
And I’m doing better now

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from Starting Over, released January 28, 2022
Written by Anna Grace Beatty

Anna Grace Beatty: lead vocals, background vocals

Clint Wells: acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass, piano, organ, programming, percussion

Recorded and produced by Clint Wells
Mixed by Paul Kimsal
Mastered by Sam Moses

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Anna Grace Beatty Nashville, Tennessee

Anna Grace Beatty is a nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Now based in Nashville, she began releasing music in 2018. Her second EP, “Starting Over,” is available everywhere now.

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