[Intro]
Just like I can't tell you no
Just like I can't tell you no
[Verse 1]
Sometimes, it feels like forever we're supposed to be together
But damn, sometimes if it don't feel like we're just pretendin'
Puttin' off the ending, holdin' on to false hope
Every time I try tellin' you goodbye
It always feels like I'm tellin' you a lie
Like stayin' is walkin' a thin line
Between 'we quit' and 'we tried'
[Chorus]
Every time I try to pull away
You always know exactly what to say
Likе I'm just your puppet on a string
Pullin' these chains
Can't catch a nicotinе buzz without the smoke
Escape the noose of a hangman's rope
You can't tell a bullet which way to go
Just like I can't tell you no
[Verse 2]
Ooh, girl, it's make me bitter, you're sending dirty pictures
So you can just live in my head
Quittin' you's like tryna get sober, but staying hungover
So I just keep drinkin' instead
[Chorus]
Every time I try to pull away
You always know exactly what to say
Like I'm just your puppet on a string
Pullin' these chains
Can't catch a nicotine buzz without the smoke
Escape the noose of a hangman's rope
You can't tell a bullet which way to go
Just like I can't tell you no
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh
I can't tell you no
Oh-oh, oh-oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh
[Refrain]
'Cause every time I try tellin' you goodbye
It always feels like I'm tellin' you a lie
Like stayin' is walkin' a thin line
Between 'we quit' and 'we tried'
[Chorus]
Every time I try to pull away
You always know exactly what to say
Like I'm just your puppet on a string
Pullin' these chains
Can't catch a nicotine buzz without the smoke
Escape the noose of a hangman's rope
You can't tell a bullet which way to go
Just like I can't tell you no
[Outro]
Oh-oh, oh-oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh
I can't tell you no
Oh-oh, oh-oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh