I should have
I SHOULD HAVE
I should have done all this before
Not after you walked out that door
I should have been nicer to you,
Now I am sad and blue
I should have cherished everyday
I never thought you’d go away
I should have kissed you more tenderly
Then you’d be here with me
I should have paid more attention
Instead of being so condescending
I should have held you and not let go
I hope someday that you will know
I should have seen how blessed I was
Instead of making such a mess of us
I should have seen the tears you cried
I wish god would just take these eyes
I should have made you feel
That my love was true and real
Missing you each and every day
These three words I shouldn’t have to say
I know now all the things I should
Everything that you deserve
If had a second chance
Or maybe one last dance
I would never say I should,
There is no way I ever could.
I will love you tell the day I die, so sad to say goodbye
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Submitted on August 03, 2016
Modified on March 19, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 921 |
Words | 189 |
Stanzas | 28 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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