Discover the story of the song > Gives You Hell – The All-American Rejects

The song is about a person who wakes up with a smile on their face, happy in their life without their former partner. They wonder if their former partner is happy at their 9-to-5 job, and if they regret letting go of the relationship. The protagonist hopes that when their former partner sees them, it makes them feel bad for ending things and that they'll regret losing them. They also hope that their former partner ends up with someone who is not as good as they were.