I was very sad last night You came by I was so glad though sadness covered The smile I kept for you I was waiting for the cloud to pass over Then I could show my love You could have made me laugh if you'd stayed But you left I was more confused than I was before you came I was frightened I saw insanity and tears I shouted for you to stay It could have been better If you had held my hand And smiled at me Or questioned why My face was so distorted I'm back in the sunlight again Oh I'm so glad It's only joy I wanna give to you Sometimes I feel lost and desperate Please forgive me If I show no sign of reasoning Or consideration In my bleaker times

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?

It could have been you It could have been you I don't wanna go there You're wishing on a moment 'Cause you don't wanna lose me now, yeah Calling me up late night Hoping for a green light I'm sorry but I'm bowing out Too many times you'd be up in my face Swearing to me how you promise to change Oh, why you keep trying to lie? Yeah I know that you're jealous, you wanna come home Regretting the times when you left me alone And it's keeping you up all night 'Cause it could have been you, you, you It could have been you, you, you Oh, yeah, we said what we had to say It's too late, could have been you, you, you It could have been you It could have been you You You It could have been you Thought we had a good thing I didn't want to lose it But finally I'm happy now I hate to break the bad news But I do what I had to do It's your fault that we faded out Too many times you'd be up in my face Swearing to me how you promise to change Oh, why you keep trying to lie? I know that you're jealous, you wanna come home Regretting the times when you left me alone And it's keeping you up all night 'Cause it could have been you, you, you It could have been you, you, you Oh, yeah, we said what we had to say It's too late, could have been you, you, you It could have been you It could have been you You You It could have been you