Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda

1997


Shoulda, coulda, woulda been in love with you:
Shoulda taken what you offered
Coulda dropped my stubborn pride
Woulda been the one you wanted
To be there by your side.

If only I had listened to my heart and not my head
And paid no mind to what it was my friends and family said.
I shoulda loved you like you wanted
'Cause what you offered me
Was quiet strength, a solid faith, assured loyalty.

Why did I think your tenderness was a sign of being weak?
A gentle voice doesn't have a thing to do with being meek.
I coulda noticed on my own
That my pride was not at stake
It was me you really cared about and loved for my own sake.

But I found steadfastness boring
Thought your passion was not strong
Thought what I wanted was excitement
Could not have been more wrong.

Shoulda, coulda, woulda been in love with you
Shoulda taken what you offered
A love that would be true.
Coulda dropped my pride off somewhere else
And listened when you said, "Please look inside your heart and stop thinking with your head."
Woulda made a great big difference
In my life 'cause now I see
Your caring and devotion are what I really need.

Shoulda, coulda, woulda been in love with you
Shoulda taken what you offered
Coulda dropped my stubborn pride
Woulda been the one you wanted
To be there by your side.