Hmm, whoa, yeah, oh baby, hmm, oh 

I read you wrong 
You said you'd only be away a while 
But the days turned into weeks 
And all the weeks into miles 
Baby why? 
You could've told me you were telling me goodbye 
Could've come clean and let me walk away in style, oh 

Funny thing is 
While I was missing you 
While I was figuring what I was gonna do 

1 - I got wise, I got hip 
I caught on to your tricks 
I got over it real quick, yeah baby 
While you were gone 
Now I'm cool, can't you tell 
Feel so good about myself 
A funny thing happened to me baby 
While you were gone 

Oh, you looked surprised 
Like no one ever left you and survived, no 
Well leaving me alone has kind of opened my eyes 
Baby you, you gave me the time to find somebody new 
And I found strength inside me I never knew, oh 

Funny thing is 
While he was holding me 
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be 

Repeat 1 

Repeat 1 with ad-libs by Kelly 

Didn't freak, didn't cry 
I just held my head up high 
I learned how to say goodbye 
While you were gone 
Had time on my hands 
Baby don't you understand 
A funny thing happened to me baby 
While you were gone 

Had nothing but time on my hands 
Learned how to understand boy 
Got over you, got over you, oh 
While he was holding me 
While he was showing me how it's suppose to be 
Oh baby 

Repeat 1 

While you were gone, oh 
Learned to lie, learned a lesson 
Learned how to get along, learned how to be strong 
Learned how to love myself, while you were gone, ooh, oh

[Thanks to datrubiatch@hotmail.com for lyrics]