At night when I close my eyes, I'm dreaming up another way to escape
From the pain that's k**ing me, got way too much on my plate
And the worst of it is you're not here to comfort me
I shoulda known it wouldn't last too long, we were both in different places
And our friends never got along, so eventually we had to face it
Now you're gone and I regret we didn't work it out
All because she found it, the message that I wrote to my ex-girlfriend
And the worst part is I promised her I'd never do it again
But I broke that promise, though I thought it was harmless, I was wrong regardless
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I shoulda told her that I still had feelings
I coulda showed her that our love was the real thing
I woulda made it alright, but all I got is shoulda coulda woulda's in my life
I shoulda never let her break
Wish I could take it back but now it's too late
I woulda changed her mind, now all I got is shoulda coulda woulda's in my life
Shoulda left it in the past, coulda saved a lot of tears and heartbreak
Woulda cleaned up the mess I made, instead I'm living with my greatest mistake
I destroyed the only woman that I ever loved
I can't blame her for the things she said, I shoulda listened to what mama told me
With all the sh** that my father did, he ended up being sad and lonely
Now I don't know if I'll ever find love again
And it's all because she found it, the message that I wrote to my ex-girlfriend
And the worst part is I promised her I'd never do it again
But I broke that promise, though I thought it was harmless, I was wrong regardless
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