Teddy Pendergrass — It Shouldve Been You

[Intro] Oh baby, oh baby Mmm [Verse 1] I dreamed of you last night And oh, your face was so very clear All I could do was think about the good times That you and I used to share I could still remember the last time Oh, I held you in my arms But all those days have come and gone now And all I seem to do is cry [Pre-Chorus] It hurts (It hurts) Remembering how things used to be We thought our love (Our love) Could last throughout eternity Now it's history, baby [Chorus] It should've been you, whoa It should've been me It should've been all those that life Was meant to be But if I had you, oh, babe This time you'd see You would have all my love I kept (I kept) inside (Inside) me [Verse 2] Now you've got somebody else Yes, I've got somebody too But you know I've finally realized No one could ever take the place of you, no I'm not the one to place the blame Or for whatever the fault just might be All I need is to find a little happiness Oh, in life that will fulfill me [Pre-Chorus] It's you (It's you) It's you that means more to me Without your love It's nothing more than fantasy Baby, come back to me, whoa [Chorus] It should've been you, oh girl It should've been me It should've been all those that life Was meant to be It should've been you It should've been me We could've built a love so strong But my eyes were closed and I didn't see Oh, it should've been you, baby It should've been me It could've been all those things that life Was meant to be, was meant to be, meant to be, baby Oh, if I had you, girl This time you'll see This time you would have all the love All the love, all the love I kept wrapped up inside of me, baby [Spoken] You know, so much time has passed since you and I have been together So much time 'til I, I don't know quite how to start All I know is that from that day until this You remain on my mind and in my heart And it was never really clear just what went wrong I guess that's why I had to write this song If I knew then what I know now I would've never let you go, no way, no how [Pre-Chorus] Oh, it hurts (It hurts) Remembering how things used to be We thought our love Could last throughout eternity Now it's history, whoa, baby [Chorus] It should've been you (It should've been you, baby) It should've been me (Should've been me) It could've been all those things in life (All those things in life) That was meant to be (That was meant to be), oh, baby I know, I know, I know, I know it should've you It should've been me We could've built a love so strong (We could've built a love so strong) But my eyes were closed and I didn't see Oh, it should've been you (It should've been you, baby) Oh, it should've been me (Should've been you and me) It could've been all those things in life That was meant to be, that was meant to be, oh baby Oh, I know if I had you, girl I know this time you'll see (This time you'll see) I'll show you, baby (I'll show you, baby) You could have all my love All the love, all the love I kept wrapped up inside of me, oh yeah [Outro] Why don't you give me one more chance? (Why don't you?) If you wanna be with me Take a chance with me, baby I woke up this morning with you on my mind Oh, baby, baby Oh, baby Come on Try it again Let's start all over We can make it work this time Come on