Rascal Flatts – What Hurts the Most Lyrics

Rascal Flatts · Me and My Gang

Country

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then, and just let 'em out

I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while even though
Going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again
I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could've been
And not seeing that love in you
Is what I was trying to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doing it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends
And I'm alone

Still harder getting up, getting dressed, living with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say (much to say)
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could've been
And not seeing that love in you
Is what I was trying to do
Oh

Hey, yeah

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say (much to say)
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could've been
And not seeing that love in you
Is what I was trying to do

Not seeing that love in you
That's what I was trying to do
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Comments (9)

Anonymous 2008-12-10 03:52:00

I think it's a beautiful song about not speaking about your feelings and acknowledging them too late; that's a terrible thought.
Anonymous 2009-04-19 19:54:00

i love this song so much because it reminds me of some of my close friends who will be departing soon, and this is a perfect song for that. : )
Anonymous 2009-08-27 20:38:00

omg i listened to this song when mi 2 best friends left and when my bf broke up with me and when every a family memeber or somebody i new died. it makes me cry but i love the song the music video is really sad too
Anonymous 2009-11-02 14:19:00

this song tells exactly how people are. Nothing like walking away from the people that mean most to you and never got the chance to show you or tell you exactly what you meant to them..This is for those that turn and walk away....
Anonymous 2009-12-10 17:48:00

i love this song its so sad but i still love it. if my bf died i would probably kill myself because i dont want to live A day without him
Anonymous 2010-02-10 02:03:00

I think of 32 years ago when I was 16 and my first love dumped me. I went on with my life, but those feelings have never left. This song brings a few tears because I sometimes wonder what could have been.
Anonymous 2010-06-02 02:07:00

I love this song. When my cousin passed away 2yrs ago all I did was sleep and cry for months nothing really comforted me besides listening to the song. I listened to over and over again it was exactly how I felt after she died. Every day I think about her and when I'm really down about it I play this song
Anonymous 2010-11-26 07:42:00

this song is just so osm.. i love it... it makes me feel my true feelings.. Love u racal flatts !!
Anonymous 2011-01-13 15:26:00

its a great song that teaches us that we should not wait till someone is gone to realize we should have spoken up... say what your feeling now or it might be too late and your going to be wishing you could "do it over you would trade give away all the words that you saved in your heart that you left unspoken"