When I Gave Up On You – Lyrics

When I gave up on you I took my time
Waiting for reasons to change my mind
But there were none

My fever won, so it was clear to me
That we should be done
Even though it was breaking my heart
You were perfect at the start
So right, that’s why

Goodbye, so hard to say
And that’s the reason
I haven’t known that he walked away
Away

When I gave up on you, I gave up slowly
Waiting for reasons to keep us going
But there were none

My fever won, so it was clear to me
That we should be done
Even though it was breaking my heart
You were perfect at the start
So right and that’s why

Goodbye, so hard to say
And that’s the reason
I haven’t known that he walked away
Away
I tried hard as I could
Sometimes people try harder than they should
Than they should

We were one in a million, but now I see
One on a million wasn’t good enough for me
We were one in a million and you know it’s true
One on a million wasn’t good enough for you

When I gave up on you I took my time
Waiting for reasons to change my mind
But there were none
But there were none

Goodbye, so hard to say
And that’s the reason
I haven’t known that he walked away
Away
I tried hard as I could
Sometimes people try harder than they should
Than they should

Written by
Michael Gregory / Andrew Gregory

Blondie
Debbie Harry – Vocals
Chris Stein – Guitar
Clem Burke – Drums
Leigh Foxx – Bass Guitar
Matt Katz-Bohen – Keyboards
Tommy Kessler – Guitar

Additional musicians
Gregory Brothers – Backing Vocals

Technical
John Congleton – Production
Greg Calbi – Mastering Engineer
Rich Costey – Mix Engineer
Kabir Hermon – Studio Engineer

Recorded At
The Magic Shop

Related links
From the album Pollinator
Video for When I Gave Up On You