Lyrics

I won't   to you
I know he's   not   for you
And you can tell me if I'm  
But I see it on your  
When you say that he's the   that you want
And you're   all your time
In this wrong  
And anytime you want it to stop

I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you   a  
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted crying
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can

I'll     for you
The   you say you'd like me to
I just wanna give you
the   that you're  
Baby, just to     with you
Would be everything I  
and this     so different
Tell me what you want to do

'Cause I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted crying
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can

Better than he can

Give me a  
Take my   , we'll be  
Promise I won't let you  
Just know that you don't
Have to do this  
Promise I'll never let you down

'Cause I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me why are we wasting time
On all your wasted crying
When you should be with me instead
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can

Better than he can

Better than he can
Legend

Meaning

Mendes pines over a girl who’s stuck in an abusive relationship with another guy.
Shawn is insistent that he can love the girl better than her current boyfriend.

The dramatic video ends by displaying the number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, encouraging anyone who’s in an abusive relationship to seek out help.

Vocabulary

To deserve

To merit better treatment from someone

can tell

to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide
Can you tell the difference between them?
I can’t tell one from the other

To be off

To be incorrect, faulty, or in poor condition

wake up

stop sleeping
She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock

let sb down

disappoint, fail
You had better get straight A's in school -- don't let me down!

Wasted

To be drunk. Unused
Sarah died last night after getting wasted