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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Quick analysis:

Scheme X A A B B C C D D X X E E X X X X F F C C G X H H G G X
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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