We were so close yet so far away I'd reach out, you'd be gone Moments that still talk my breath away There's so much more to life than loving you You don't need me, no... I... can't wait all my life, on a street of broken dreams It could have been you my love (where are you now) Oh I... still wonder if you remember the night It could have been you Time washes over, memories I can't look back no more Change has forsaken, our promises There's someone else for you to hold again So please stop your crying I... can't wait all my life, on a street of broken dreams It could have been you my love (where are you now) Oh I... still wonder if you remember the night It could have been you Remember, remember, girl I remember I... can't wait all my life, on a street of broken dreams It could have been you my love (where are you now) Oh I... still wonder if you remember the night It could have been you (where are you now) Should have been you my love (where are you now) It could have been you my love, (where are you now) Remember... remember... remember

Organ music softly playing Sounds of people's whispers saying "She's a pretty bride; you're such a lucky man" I smile and blink the tears away And find the proper words to say While aching with the pain they just can't understand It could have been me Wearing that dress of white It could have been me Holding you close tonight It could have been me Giving your children life Why can't it be me who'll be your wife? Now we're all gathered together You vow your love for worse or better Lift her veil and kiss her with a tender glow Then leading her back up the aisle I try to meet your eyes and smile But all the time my heart is breaking so It could have been me Wearing that dress of white It could have been me Holding you close tonight It could have been me Giving your children life Why can't it be me who'll be your wife? They toast the lovely bride and groom And as you leave the noisy room They say that it's my turn to catch the bride's bouquet And as the crowd goes streaming past And someone says "He's hers at last" I hold my pretty flowers and slowly walk away It could have been me Wearing that dress of white It could have been me Holding you close tonight It could have been me Giving your children life Why can't it be me who'll be your wife?

The last message you sent Said, I looked really down That I ought a come over and talk about it Well, I wasn't down I just wasn't smiling at you, yeah As I look at you, now it seems That you're slapping my back As if it's alright, but it's not I'm tryin' to get up but you're pushing me down Oh, yeah, you're pushing me down So I'll get up on my own Oh, I'll get up on my own Get up on my own Oh, I'll get up on my own Yeah, I'll get up on my own Get up on my own Oh, I'll get up on my own Get up on my own, yeah Now there's some grinning goon On my TV screen Tellin' us all that it's alright because She wears this, and he said that And if you get some of these, it'll all be alright Yeah, if you get some of these, it'll all be alright Well, I refuse to be a cynical goon Passing the masses an easy answer 'Cause it won't be alright Oh no, it won't be alright Oh no, it won't be alright It won't be alright Unless you get up, get up Come on and get up, get up I need to get up, get up Come on get up, get up So come on get up, get up Come on get up, get up Unless you get up, get up So get up, get up, yeah That's right Yeah, alright Well, I'm just a voice in your ear piece Tellin', you know, it's not alright You know, you could have it so much better Oh, you could have it so much better If you tried, if you tried If you tried, if you tried So get up on your own Baby, get up on your own Get up on your own Baby, get up on your own Yeah, get up on your own So get up on your own Get up on your own So get up on your own, yeah Get up, get up Come on, get up, get up That's right, get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Come on, get up, get up Yeah, get up, get up Come on and get up, get up Go get up, get up, yeah

Could have been a life that kept on going Could have been a lifetime without knowing But instead, you walked into my life Now you're leaving me Ohh, you're leaving me I just can't believe you're leaving me Could have been a man who never cried for no one Could have been a man, never die for no one But instead, you walked into my life Now you're leaving me Ohh, baby, you're leaving me In another life, our paths may never have crossed But, ohh, somebody please, somebody please tell me How happy Could I have been Never to know the love I lost, ohh Could have been our love kept on burning Could have been a world kept on turning But instead, I made a big mistake Now you're leaving me Ohh, you're leaving me Can't you see the tears in my eyes? Girl, you're tearing me apart You're breaking my heart, now Please, don't you go baby, oh no no

We had only one summer But you weren't mine All I wanted was you to come along As if you were mine The dances the long nights Empty bottle conversations The way you would let go Of any other obligations September breeze enough to blow us apart Away away November means no more than lovers apart Oh we We could have been it Or at least something We could have been it And no, this is no love song for you But I love the things I'm learning Sometimes its the soft darkness I adore And I am a child Days to swim through bold sadness to the shore The tides have been wild And I know I'm not made for staying too long on repeat September breeze enough to blow us apart Away away November means no more than lovers apart Oh we We could have been it Or at least something We could have been it And no this is no love song for you But I love the things I'm learning We had only one summer

Came into my life Made me think that I Was really something Took me by surprise Someone with your charm Looking my way Am I in heaven Am I in heaven Am I in heaven Have I gone up Have I gone up To the big cloud Number nine Hey you Brought me out of my shell I don't know why you care But you do it well Started a dream Dreaming made me see Oh babe You're so right for me And I wanna be the sunshine when you're down And I wanna be the apple of your eye And I wanna be the one you run to Cause I found the perfect someone Who can take me in their arms and love me I found the perfect someone Who could take me in their arms and love me Started a dream Dreaming made me see Oh babe You're so right for me And I wanna be the sunshine when you're down And I wanna be the apple of your eye And I wanna be the one you run to Day and night Came into my life Made me think that I Was really something Took me by surprise Someone with your charm Looking my way Am I in heaven Am I in heaven Am I in heaven Have I gone up Have I gone up Have I gone up To the big cloud Number nine And I wanna be the sunshine when you're down And I wanna be the apple of your eye And I wanna be the one you run to Day and night I wanna be the sunshine when you're down And I wanna be the apple of your eye And I wanna be the one you run to Day and night

You've lived your life And how you survived I'll never know People talk of hardships What do they know What do they know Of the strength you had to show To stop yourself from crying out To keep you head above the sand Those times when you were in dispair When trouble seemed your only friend Somehow you kept your spirits high You told him straight don't call again Now there were times When it seemed I didn't care Don't misjdge my silence You had my sympathy I had sympathy And I admired how you Stopped yourself from crying Kept your head above the sand When trouble seemed your only friend Somehow you kept your spirits high You told him straight Don't call again And now the future's looking bright You fought alone and won the fight Kept your faith When times were hard you made it through Trouble seemed your only friend Somehow you kept your spirits high You stopped yourself from crying out You kept your head above the sand Those times when you were in despair Trouble seemed your only friend Somehow you kept your spirits high You told him straight Don't call again

He has little red feet His stockin's in his shoes Lipstick and rouge on his face He has his hair piled high Has a red umbrella And carries his head in the sky And I said "Awe Rosie, don't you do that to the boys Don't you come on so willing Don't you come on so strong It can be so chillin' When you act so willin' And your warmth sets like the sun" He has a little baby brother A big fat mama His sister asks for dimes on the street He doesn't feel it's a cover In fact he knows For sure he can please I said he's out there right now Running with the devil Struttin' down the alley ways With the nervous young hopeful At his heel And know his satisfaction won't drive him away And I said "Awe Rosie, don't you do that to the boys Don't you come on so willing Don't you come on so strong It can be so chillin' When you act so willin' And your warmth sets like the sun" He's not looking for a friend He's not looking for a lover There in the crowded bar He has rings on his fingers He's there to tease You know he only wants to take things too far And I said "Awe Rosie, don't you do that to the boys Don't you come on so willing Don't you come on so strong It can be so chillin' When you act so willin' And your warmth sets like the sun"