This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

It was so nice throwin' big parties
 Jump into the pool from the balcony
 Everyone swimmin' in a champagne sea
 And there are no rules when you show up here
 Bass beat rattling the chandelier
 Feelin' so Gatsby for that whole year
 So why'd you have to rain on my parade?
 I'm shaking my head and locking the gates
 This is why we can't have nice things, darlin'
 Because you break them, I had to take them away
 This is why we can't have nice things, honey (oh)
 Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
 This is why we can't have nice things
 It was so nice being friends again
 There I was, giving you a second chance
 But you stabbed me in the back while shakin' my hand
 And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you
 Get you on the phone and mind-twist you
 And so I took an axe to a mended fence
 But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately
 If only you weren't so shady
 This is why we can't have nice things, darlin' (yeah)
 Because you break them, I had to take them away
 This is why we can't have nice (nice things) things (baby), honey (oh)
 Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
 This is why we can't have-
 Here's a toast to my real friends
 They don't care about the "he said, she said"
 And here's to my baby
 He ain't readin' what they call me lately
 And here's to my mama
 Had to listen to all this drama
 And here's to you
 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do
 Hahaha, I can't even say it with a straight face
 This is why we can't have nice things, darlin' (darlin')
 Because you break them, I had to take them away
 This is why we can't have nice (uh, uh) things (oh, no), honey (baby) (oh)
 Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
 This is why we can't have (oh) nice things (oh, no), darlin' (and here's to my real friends)
 (Oh) because you break them, I had to take them, and here's to my baby
 (Oh) nice things (oh, no), honey (they didn't care about that "he said, she said")
 Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
 This is why we can't have nice things