Brian McKnight — Shoulda Woulda Coulda

[Intro] Hmm, yeah, alright, yeah Listen [Verse 1] Baby, can you put them bags down Just wait, hold on for a minute Gotta say a couple things before you go Even though I know that we're finished I don't want you to leave without knowing Just where I'm coming from, babe I just wanna say I made a big mistake And now I gotta face the fact that I [Chorus] Shoulda been a better man The kind of man that you needed Woulda been better off If I'd done right by you I coulda done this, I coulda done that But I know I can't go back 'Cause now it's just too late I'm saying shoulda, woulda, coulda, yeah [Verse 2] I can tell by the look on your face You ain't trying to hear what I'm saying Maybe you done heard all of this before Girl, this ain't no game that I'm playing This may be the last chance I'll ever have To talk to you before you go So I gotta say, I made a big mistake Girl, you know it's killing me, that I [Chorus] Shoulda been a better man The kind of man that you needed Woulda been better off If I'd done right by you I coulda done this, and I coulda done that But I know I can't go back 'Cause now it's just too late I'm saying shoulda, woulda, coulda, yeah [Bridge] I should have done my best to love you, baby I should have placed no one above you And now it's killing me more than you know Letting you go That's why I Girl, I know that I shoulda [Chorus] Shoulda been a better man The kind of man that you needed (Coulda been a better man to you, baby) Woulda been better off (Shoulda been there for yah, every time you needed me) If I'd done right by you (Every time you called me) I coulda done this, and I coulda done that (And you that coulda done this, coulda done that, yeah) But I know I can't go back (But now I can't go back, baby) 'Cause now it's just too late (All I need to now is, girl, all I need to know is) I'm saying shoulda, woulda, coulda, yeah (Do you still love me like you used to, baby?) [Outro] I know I shoulda, babe I know I woulda, yeah (All the things I could have done) I know I coulda been a better man (All the things I shoulda done) I'm saying shoulda, woulda, coulda, yeah I know I shoulda, babe I know I woulda, yeah I know I coulda been a better man I'm saying shoulda, woulda, coulda, yeah, yeah