The ache of watching an ex move on, knowing you shaped the person someone else now loves.
Saw you in a photograph last night
Oh, I thought I might die
Never thought I'd see you happier
Now she's in the seat I used to ride
Windows down on the passenger side
Singing all the songs I showed ya
I made the man you fell in love with
Got you laughing at all the jokes I told him
Thought it all for something
But it was all for nothing
Now I'm just the ghost of a girlfriend past
Built you all up just to watch it crash
Bet she doesn't know that I made you like that
Bet she doesn't know that I loved you like that
Try to move on but it makes me mad
'Cause she got the you that I almost had
I loved him first but yours will last
So guess I'm just the ghost of a girlfriend past
I still got the sweater that you wore
Kinda makes me sad so I shove it in the drawer
Right next to our forever
She's sitting with your family at your game
She's even got your number and your name
On the back of every jersey
Oh, it hurts me
Now I'm just the ghost of a girlfriend past
Built you all up just to watch it crash
Bet she doesn't know that I made you like that
Bet she doesn't know that I loved you like that
Try to move on but it makes me mad
'Cause she got the you that I almost had
I loved him first but yours will last
So guess I'm just the ghost of a girlfriend past
Credits: Written by Ava Liv Mabry, Austin Bianco, and Sam Tinnesz. Produced by Austin Bianco. Released August 7, 2025, on the Magnolia EP.