Released: October 17, 2015

Songwriter: Teal Douville Julia Michaels J.R. Rotem Justin Tranter Gwen Stefani

Producer: J.R. Rotem

[Written by Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Gwen Stefani, and J.R. Rotem]

[Verse 1]
Never thought this would happen
Gotta let it sink in, you're gone
Don't know, know what I'm feeling
I must be dreaming, you're gone

[Pre-Chorus]
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most

[Chorus]
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you

[Verse 2]
You thought there were no boundaries
But you just pushed me too far
I guess nobody taught you
Nobody taught you how to love

[Pre-Chorus]
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most

[Chorus]
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you

[Bridge]
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Oh, now look at what you lost
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Now look at what you lost, oh

[Chorus]
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you

[Outro]
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani is an American singer and songwriter who is the lead singer and co-founder of No Doubt. The band had acheived major success with their 1995 album Tragic Kingdom, which spawned the hit singles “Just a Girl”, “Don’t Speak”. In 2004, Stefani released her first solo effort Love. Angel. Music. Baby., which spawned the singles “What You Waiting For?”, “Rich Girl”, and “Hollaback Girl”; all three hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and also became the first US download to sell one million copies. In 2006, Stefani released her second solo effort The Sweet Escape, which spawned the singles “Wind It Up” and “The Sweet Escape”. In 2016, she released her third solo effort This Is What the Truth Feels Like, which became her first solo number-one album on the Billboard 200.