At night when I close my eyes, I'm dreaming up another way to escape From the pain that's k**ing me, got way too much on my plate And the worst of it is you're not here to comfort me I shoulda known it wouldn't last too long, we were both in different places And our friends never got along, so eventually we had to face it Now you're gone and I regret we didn't work it out All because she found it, the message that I wrote to my ex-girlfriend And the worst part is I promised her I'd never do it again But I broke that promise, though I thought it was harmless, I was wrong regardless [chorus] I shoulda told her that I still had feelings I coulda showed her that our love was the real thing I woulda made it alright, but all I got is shoulda coulda woulda's in my life I shoulda never let her break Wish I could take it back but now it's too late I woulda changed her mind, now all I got is shoulda coulda woulda's in my life Shoulda left it in the past, coulda saved a lot of tears and heartbreak Woulda cleaned up the mess I made, instead I'm living with my greatest mistake I destroyed the only woman that I ever loved I can't blame her for the things she said, I shoulda listened to what mama told me With all the sh** that my father did, he ended up being sad and lonely Now I don't know if I'll ever find love again And it's all because she found it, the message that I wrote to my ex-girlfriend And the worst part is I promised her I'd never do it again But I broke that promise, though I thought it was harmless, I was wrong regardless [chorus]