[Verse 1:] I thought I knew it all, I was so greedy and dumb How could I just f**ing split not see that you were the one You should have stayed here and never left me We could have kept what we had and shared an eternity I was a damn fool, I thought my posse would last I didn't want what you offered and now I need it so bad You should of stayed here and never left me We could have kept what we had and shared an eternity I was a big shot, the one with all the power It all went sour because I was a f**ing coward You should of stayed here and never left me We could have kept what we had and shared an eternity [Hook:] What could have been The rejected wish, an eternity missed It's so far away [Verse 2:] I tried to stop you, life's about more than just money And when we went broke, no joke them days were not sunny I should have stayed there, how wrong could I be We should have kept what we had and shared an eternity You were a gangsta, you belonged to the night You would vanish from sight, I never knew when you might I should have stayed there, how wrong could I be We should have kept what we had and shared an eternity And now I'm takin three kids five, seven, and two But I still have that necklace and I still think of you I should have stayed there, how wrong could I be We should have kept what we had and shared an eternity [Hook]