[Verse 1: Billy Lockett]
4 A.M., I'm here again
And even though I’ve been lonely
I know I should believe in your side
You're telling me we'll never be
And then you go ahead and call me
As if it didn’t hurt every time

[Pre-Chorus: Billy Lockett]
But you know I'll wait forever if you'd let me
So if you ever cared, you'd let me go

[Chorus: Billy Lockett]
I need you to hate me
If I'm ever moving on
I need you to break me
So I never call you up
'Cause I don't wanna waste more time with you
So every time I lay my eyes on you
I need you to hate me
I need you to hate me

[Post-Chorus: Billy Lockett]
I need you to hate me
I need you to hate me
[Verse 2: Billy Lockett]
The hardest part's you took my heart
But you don’t know how to break it
If only I was strong enough to help
Looking back, I saw the cracks
I should have fallen right in ’em
Now I'm stuck with you by my side

[Pre-Chorus: Billy Lockett]
But you know I’ll wait forever if you'd let me
So if you ever cared, you'd let me go

[Chorus: Billy Lockett]
I need you to hate me
If I'm ever moving on
I need you to break me
So I never call you up
’Cause I don't wanna waste more time with you
So every time I lay my eyes on you
I need you to hate me
I need you to hate me

[Post-Chorus: Billy Lockett]
I need you to hate me
I need you to hate
[Chorus: Billy Lockett]
I need you to hate me
If I'm ever moving on
I need you to break me
So I never call you up
'Cause I don't wanna waste more time with you
So every time I lay my eyes on you
I need you to hate me
I need you to hate me

[Outro: Billy Lockett]
I need you to hate me
Yeah, I need you to hate me