written by Warren Zevon I could hold my head up high and say that I left first Or I can hang my head and cry Tell me which is worse If you go and ask her why She might say she's not sure Trust me when I tell you I'm not good enough for her I want her to be happy I want her to be free I want her to be everything she couldn't be with me I'd wait here for a thousand years if she'd come back to me I have everything she wants but nothing that she needs I want her to be happy I want her to be free I want her to be everything she couldn't be with me I could hold my head up high and say that I left first Or I can hang my head and cry Tell me which is worse If you go and ask her why She might say she's not sure