Intro Verse Can I believe my ears? Is this'a really you? Pacing the floor with one eye on the door, huh Watching the winners go to Why do you hang back now? Why d'you hesitate? You know, fires don't burn For he who waits Out of all of the people That I ever knew If one should have made it It should have been you It should have been you It should have been you It should have been you Verse Well, I know who I'm looking for But I don't believe my eyes The sight of you with your head hung low Is a sick, sad surprise Now, why do you hang back now? Why d'you hesitate? How dare you throw it all away then you tell me "Oh man, it must be fate" Out of all of the people That I ever knew There had to be one I could believe in And it should have been you It should have been you It should have been you It should have been you If there had to be one Well, it should have been you Instrumental Verse A gift that dies is a tragic thing And it happens all the time But a gift that's wasted, thrown to hell is the Worst of stupid crimes I saw you hang back now I watched you hesitate You're a well respected man, but bullshit You could've been great Out of all the people I ever knew There should have been one And it should have been you It should have been you It should have been you It should have been you Well, I spent my whole life looking For someone like you It should have been you It should have been you It should have been you If there had to be one Well, it should have been you Outro
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