This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

[00:06.90] It was so nice throwin' big parties

[00:09.30] Jump into the pool from the balcony

[00:12.22] Everyone swimmin' in a champagne sea

[00:18.07] And there are no rules when you show up here

[00:21.02] Bass beat rattling the chandelier

[00:23.93] Feelin' so Gatsby for that whole year

[00:29.24] So why'd you have to rain on my parade?

[00:34.30] I'm shaking my head and locking the gates

[00:39.60] This is why we can't have nice things, darlin'

[00:47.04] Because you break them

[00:48.37] I had to take them away

[00:51.02] This is why we can't have nice things, honey (oh)

[00:58.74] Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?

[01:03.00] This is why we can't have nice things

[01:08.32] It was so nice being friends again

[01:10.71] There I was, giving you a second chance

[01:13.63] But you stabbed me in the back while shakin' my hand

[01:19.22] And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you

[01:23.46] Get you on the phone and mind-twist you

[01:25.60] And so I took an axe to a mended fence

[01:30.37] But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately

[01:35.96] If only you weren't so shady

[01:41.00] This is why we can't have nice things, darlin' (yeah)

[01:48.44] Because you break them

[01:49.76] I had to take them away

[01:52.41] This is why we can't have nice (nice things) things (baby), honey (oh)

[02:00.11] Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?

[02:04.10] This is why we can't have-

[02:06.23] Here's a toast to my real friends

[02:08.90] They don't care about the "he said, she said"

[02:12.09] And here's to my baby

[02:15.02] He ain't readin' what they call me lately

[02:17.93] And here's to my mama

[02:20.87] Had to listen to all this drama

[02:23.52] And here's to you

[02:26.20] 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do

[02:32.04] Hahaha, I can't even say it with a straight face

[02:35.23] This is why we can't have nice things, darlin' (darlin')

[02:42.40] Because you break them

[02:43.99] I had to take them away

[02:46.65] This is why we can't have nice (uh, uh) things (oh, no), honey (baby) (oh)

[02:54.10] Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?

[02:58.33] This is why we can't have (oh) nice things (oh, no), darlin' (and here's to my real friends)

[03:06.04] (Oh) because you break them

[03:07.37] I had to take them, and here's to my baby

[03:12.16] (Oh) nice things (oh, no), honey (they didn't care about that "he said, she said")

[03:17.48] Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?

[03:21.73] This is why we can't have nice things