Shoulda Been There for Me

You shoulda been there for me You shoulda been there for me And now you've lost the words to say you're sorry You shoulda been there for me You shoulda been there for me But somehow, little Mama, you didn't know Sorrow's the sinker but anger is easier You shoulda done better Grief is a mountain we kick instead of mountin' it You shoulda done better You hurt me bad without even trying You make it look easy but the truth is it's over your head You shoulda been there for me You shoulda been there for me And now you've lost the words to say you're sorry You shoulda been there for me You shoulda been there for me But somehow, little Mama, you didn't know Rage, rage, rage, blood red vision Comes in waves, waves, waves, like a stone cold killer I could write a book on all the parts of me you took And how you shoulda known better Or gather up what's left and write a pretty little hook Singing, ""You shoulda known better You'd cry, I hate this song, it hurts my feelings And I'd say, That must be hard for you And the irony would fly over your head You shoulda been there for me You shoulda been there for me And now you've lost the words to say you're sorry You shoulda been there for me You shoulda been there for me But somehow, little Mama How? Why? I wish I could say the music is all comin' together easily But the grief and indignation are eatin' me alive And the only thing Ive really got goin' for me is honesty I mean honestly, I've no other way to write With your pretty face branded in the back of my mind How? Why? The sweetness of your memory cuts the bitter of remembering' That you shoulda done better I long lean in close and kiss the corners of the reveries Of when we were together But my resentment saves me from heavier feelings Cause forgiveness means missing you, and missing you only hurts Forgiveness means missing you, and missing you only hurts"