It was written by Marcus Brosch and Katharina "Kitty Kat" Löwel and produced by Roland Spremberg.

A melancholic folk pop ballad, the song's lyrics revolve around the breakdown of a relationship with the female protagonist expressing her love for a man whom she attempts to leave.

The instrumentation of "Lieber so" includes an acoustic guitar, a cello and a glockenspiel.

[1] Released as the album's second single in support of the album's reissue release in 2015, "Lieber so" debuted at number 23 on the German Singles Chart based on downloads alone, following her performance of the second season of reality television series Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert, the German version of The Best Singers series.

[4] Producer Roland Spremberg appears in the simple performance video.