VERSE 1
SEVEN YEARS AGO WE MET UNDER THE STARS ABOVE
AND RIGHT NOW I MUST ADMIT THAT NIGHT I’D FALLEN IN LOVE
FOR WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ME AND I AT YOU
I BECAME CONFUSED NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO
THE NIGHT WAS YOUNG AND I SAW NO ESCORT BY YOUR SIDE
I SAID TO MYSELF THERE MUST BE A VALID REASON WHY
FINALLY WORDS WERE EXCHANGED
BUT AN ENGAGEMENT RING KILLED THE CONFIDENCE I HAD GAINED
IT WAS SO UNFORTUNATE FOR ME
CAUSE AT THAT TIME THE TWO OF YOU GOT MARRIED
CHORUS
I SHOULD’VE TOLD YOU THAT I LOVED YOU WHEN I HAD MY CHANCE
AND MAYBE NOW WE WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST THE BEST OF FRIENDS
BUT AT THE TIME IT SEEMED YOU WERE IN LOVE
AND MY CHANCES WITH YOU WERE SLIM TO NONE
LOVE OH LOVE , YOUR LOVE
STILL HAS A HOLD ON ME
VERSE 2
THE MARRIAGE WAS OVER AND HE LEFT YOU FOUR YOUNG KIDS
AND NOW YOU’RE BLAMING YOURSELF FOR THE FOOLISH THINGS HE DID
YOU’RE CONTEMPLATING TURNING
CAUSE HE CONTAMINATED YOUR HEART
AND WALKED AWAY
I SORT OF FEEL RESPONSIBLE
BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUSH THE ISSUE TO LET YOU KNOW
CHORUS
I DIDN'T LET YOU KNOW I LOVED YOU WHEN I HAD MY CHANCE
AND MAYBE NOW WE WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST THE BEST OF FRIENDS
BUT AT THE TIME IT SEEMED YOU WERE IN LOVE
AND MY CHANCES WITH YOU WERE SLIM TO NONE
LOVE OH LOVE , YOUR LOVE
STILL HAS A HOLD ON ME
TAG/ADLIBS
I SHOULD’VE TOLD YOU THAT I ADORE YA
AND THAT I PLACED NO ONE ELSE BEFORE YOU, BABY
NOW YOU’VE GOTTA RAISE FOUR KIDS ON YOUR OWN
HE BROKE YOUR HEART, HE BROKE YOUR HEART BABY
AND BROTHA LEFT YOU ALONE
I SHOULD’VE TOLD YOU HOW MUCH I LOVED YOU BABY
LIFE COULD’VE BETTER FOR US BOTH, GIRL……
credits
from Straight From The Vault,
track released December 12, 2017
Written, recorded, edited, produced, mixed and mastered by Frank McComb.
Vocals recorded and instruments programmed by Frank McComb.
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