"shoulda coulda woulda" by Christian French traces the ache of a breakup caused by selfishness and hindsight. A home built together has emptied into a house, and the regret sharpens when imagining a new lover sharing the old partner's bed. The repeated phrase shoulda, coulda, woulda turns into a self-indictment for jumping ship instead of weathering the storm. Chasing a dream brought success but no glue to hold the pieces together, leaving only the wish to have loved better when the chance was there.
shoulda coulda woulda Lyrics by Christian French
You and me made a home, now it’s just a house
Built a life just to learn how to live without
Guess I wasn’t done being selfish
Empty boxes on my checklist
Now I sleep in the silence you used to drown
Rewind, ask why I was so blind
Now I finally see
That I shoulda loved you better, God knows that I had the chance
Oh, I could’ve stormed the weather, but I jumped the ship instead
If I woulda seen the good and not just all the things we lacked
Wouldn’ta watched you leave
It shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
You got bright city lights and a brand new start
I’ve got a vault full of songs but an empty heart
So really, what’s it mean tryna chase a dream?
Went and got it all but it’s not what it seems, yeah
You’re the glue, without you I just fall apart
Rewind, ask why I was so blind
Now I finally see
That I shoulda loved you better, God knows that I had the chance
Oh, I could’ve stormed the weather, but I jumped the ship instead
If I woulda seen the good and not just all the things we lacked
Wouldn’ta watched you leave
It shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
Now someone else is sharing your bed
Thinking ’bout him having his hands all over you
Been sending me right over the edge
Everything I still regret, I’d kill to give you one last breath
Oh, I shoulda loved you better, God knows that I had the chance
Oh, I could’ve stormed the weather, but I jumped the ship instead
If I woulda seen the good and not just all the things we lacked
Wouldn’ta watched you leave
It shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
(Should’ve been, could’ve been, would’ve been)
Shoulda, coulda, woulda been me
