The Part He Leaves Out

ABOUT THIS SONG

He tells the breakup story to anybody who asks. Every word is true, and he leaves out his own part.

LYRICS

Her pink Stanley's still under the seat from last Friday when she still believed she said
she couldn't keep coming in second place
He said they'd talk when he got home late
He figured she'd cool down like before, but that night her suitcase was by the door

Now everybody asked him why he's alone, and he's gotten good at telling the story all wrong
He tells them how she packed the car, how he cried when she drove away
how she changed her number and never called to say
He tells them she gave up on them when he hears her name around

but he never tells them all the nights she begged him to slow down
Every word he tells is true, but the truth ain't all laid out
She didn't break that heart of his. That's the part he leaves out, the part he leaves out
His friends all say she should have stayed. They never saw the chances that she gave

He lets them make her out to be the one who struck the match and watched their whole world burn
But fires won't stop the night, but flames appear. They build with words he wouldn't hear
She didn't leave him over one mistake. She left after all the promises made
He tells them how she packed the car, how he cried when she drove away

how she changed her number and never called to say
He tells them she gave up on them when he hears her name around
but he never tells them all the nights she begged him to slow down
Slow down

Every word he tells is true, but the truth ain't all laid out
She didn't break that heart of his. That's the part he leaves out, the part he leaves out
That's the part he leaves out, the part he leaves out
That's the part he leaves out, the part he leaves out

CREDITS

Written & Performed by Chad Sanders
Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering by Chad Sanders
Guitars, Keyboards & Programming by Chad Sanders
Instruments: Fender Telecaster • Yamaha Keyboard & additional instruments
Software: Ableton Live • ACID Pro multitrack • Sound Forge Studio

ABOUT "THE PART HE LEAVES OUT"

"The Part He Leaves Out" is an original country breakup song written and recorded by Chad Sanders, an independent country music artist and songwriter from Alabama.

He tells the breakup story to anybody who asks. Every word is true, and he leaves out his own part.

Fans of funny breakup country will find something real in this track, the kind of honest storytelling Chad Sanders is known for across his original catalog.

Chad Sanders writes and records from the perspective of someone rooted in North Alabama, North Alabama specifically, in the heart of Marshall County. His music reflects life as it actually is in small-town America, not as it's packaged for radio.

Released in February 2024, "The Part He Leaves Out" is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Preview it here at ChadSandersOfficial.com before you stream.