Staring out the window of your city apartment
Wishing I was anywhere else
Right then and there I made myself a promise
That one day I'd escape your hell

You reached over and pulled the blinds
Said the sun would burn my eyes
Told me I had the perfect life
But it turns out (it turns out)

The grass is greener on the other side
Yeah, it looks even better than what I had in mind
Yeah, I could build a house
and maybe paint it white
Now I see for miles and it's all mine
Yeah it's all mine
Always said that I wouldn't amount to anything
Oh, and lately I've been sensing some jealousy
By the way tonight he's sleeping right next to me
Oh it's so much sweeter
God it's so much greener on the other side

Staring at the dark skyline from a distance
Feels like another planet now (like another planet)
And you'd never admit that this one existed
Runnin' felt so out of bounds

I guess I proved the theory wrong
I stepped over where that line was drawn
To this viridescent bridge I'm on
And I'm lookin' out, I'm lookin' out

The grass is greener on the other side
Yeah, it looks even better than what I had in mind
Yeah, I could build a house
and maybe paint it white
Now I see for miles and it's all mine
Yeah it's all mine
Always said I wouldn't amount to anything
Oh, and lately I've been sensing some jealousy
By the way tonight he's sleeping right next to me
Oh it's so much sweeter
God it's so much greener (on the other side)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
The grass is greener, yeah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
The grass is greener on the other side
Yeah, it looks even better than what I had in mind
I could build a house and maybe paint it white
Now I see for miles and it's all mine
It's all mine