Take me back to LA

Where the sun would kiss on my face

Now the sunshine tracks my skin

I stayed too long

Take me back to a time

When my blood never tasted like wine

My love could fill the sea

But now I can't even feel the breeze

And it hurts when I think about

The nights we would always shout

My voice cracking when we screamed

You screamed, we screamed

And I watched while you wiped your eyes (Wiped your eyes)

Then I learned to cover mine

And that's when I realized that

It's better when I'm by myself

By myself, by myself, yeah, oh-oh

It's better when I'm by myself

Take me back to a place

Where the snow will fall on my face

And I miss my city lights

I left too young

Take me back to a time

The trophies that I won still shine

Now I have nothing real left

I want my soul

And it hurts when I think about

The days I would tell myself

It's okay for me to scream

To scream, to scream

I put my hand over the fire

And see if I can still cry (Can still cry)

And that's when I realize that

I hate it when I'm by myself

By myself (oh), by myself, oh-oh

I hate it when I'm by myself

By myself, by myself

I hate it when I'm by myself