Should've Been Me – English Lyrics

• By: Naughty Boy, Kyla, Popcaan

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ I NEEDED A LITTLE SPACE ♪

♪ HONEST I THOUGHT YOU'D STAY WAITING ♪

♪ I MADE MY LAST MISTAKE, ♪

♪ OOH YOU'RE HAPPY AND I HATE IT ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW THAT I SPOKE TOO SOON ♪

♪ SEEING HOW FAST YA MADE MOVES ♪

♪ I WANT YOU SO BAD, ♪

♪ I WANT YOU BACK BUT YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ ALL ON MY OWN, I MISS YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW IT'S TOO LATE, CAN'T HANDLE THAT TRUTH ♪

♪ I WANT YOU SO BAD, I NEED YOU BACK BUT YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES ♪

♪ YEAH I CAN SEE THOSE HANDS WHERE MINE USED TO BE ♪

♪ WELL OH GOD ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ WELL IT'S WORSE THAN IT SEEMS ♪

♪ CUZ YOU DON'T THINK OF ME THAT OFTEN ♪

♪ HOW COULD I LET YOU LEAVE ME YEAH ♪

♪ WELL IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP YA ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW THAT I SPOKE TOO SOON ♪

♪ SEEING HOW FAST YA MADE MOVES ♪

♪ I WANT YOU SO BAD, I WANT YOU BACK BUT YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ ALL ON MY OWN, I MISS YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW IT'S TOO LATE, CAN'T HANDLE THAT TRUTH ♪

♪ I WANT YOU SO BAD, I NEED YOU BACK BUT YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ MM, IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES ♪

♪ YEAH I CAN SEE THOSE HANDS WHERE MINE USED TO BE ♪

♪ WELL OH GOD ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN, SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME, SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ♪

♪ SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG, ♪

♪ YEAH IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN, SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ♪

♪ SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ♪

♪ SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ HEY! IT SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU ♪

♪ WERK HARD AND GIVE YUH EVERYTING BOO ♪

♪ MI TAKE YUH TO MI FIRST TING TOO ♪

♪ TAKE YA, TAKE YA LIKE INDO' ♪

♪ IT SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU ♪

♪ MI GUESS THAT'S A THE TING THOUGH ♪

♪ I WANT BRAND NEW GIRL, ME UH SING TO ♪

♪ DIFFERENT MAN, YUH GON' SWING TO ♪

♪ HIM GO BUY YUH FI A DREAM TOO ♪

♪ OH, SHOULDN'T NEVER TAKEN ME FOR GRANTED ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN YOU ALL ALONG ♪

♪ NOW I KNOW YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE UNWANTED ♪

♪ ME A DRIVE YA CRAZY LIKE A A VITARA VAN ♪

♪ LIKE YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T LEAVE ALL OF 'EM ♪

♪ PRETEND LIKE YOU'RE HAPPY, YOU'LL A GRIEVE ALL OF 'EM ♪

♪ WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET MARRIED ♪

♪ CHO, YOU MASH UP THE PLAN A NEXT GYAL A WATCH OUT YOUR MAN ♪

♪ SHOULD A BEEN YOU ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES ♪

♪ YEAH I CAN SEE THOSE HANDS WHERE MINE USED TO BE ♪

♪ WELL OH GOD ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN, SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ♪

♪ SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ♪

♪ SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG YEAH ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG. ♪

♪ YEAH IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN, SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME, ♪

♪ SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG. ♪

♪ IT SHOULD 'VE BEEN ME ALL ALONG ♪

♪ WOI OOY ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a large area where things are, or can be
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an error verb - to make an error
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
moves /muːvz/ B1	noun - actions or changes of position verb - to change position
handle /ˈhændl/ B1	verb - to deal with a situation noun - the part of an object that you hold
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the quality of being true
close /kloʊz/ A2	verb - to shut
seem /siːm/ B1	verb - to appear to be
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from
often /ˈɒfən/ B1	adverb - frequently
brand /brænd/ B2	noun - a type of product adjective - new
sing /sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ B1	adjective - not the same
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations verb - to experience images, thoughts, and sensations during sleep
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
married /ˈmærid/ B2	adjective - united in marriage
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at something for a period of time