Should Have Known Better - Sufjan Stevens

I should have known better with a boy like you That I would love everything that you do And I do, hey, hey, hey, I do Woh woh oh ha, I never realized what a kiss could be This could only happen to me Can't you see, can't you see That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me too So woh woh wuh I, should have realized a lot of things before If this is love you've got to give me more Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me too You love me too You love me You love me You love me too You love me

And I should have known better to lie to one as beautiful as you Yeah, I should have known better to take a chance on ever losing you But I thought you'd understand, can you forgive me? Saw you walking by the other day I know that you saw me, you turned away and I was lost You see: I've never loved no one as much as you I've fooled around but tell me now just who is hurting who? And I should have known better to lie to one as beautiful as you Yeah, I should have known better to take a chance on ever losing you But I thought you'd understand, can you forgive me? I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I Should have known better I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I Should have known better It's true, I took our love for granted all along And trying to explain where I went wrong, I just don't know I cry but tears don't seem to help me carry on Now there is no chance you'll come back home, got too much pride And I should have known better to lie to one as beautiful as you Yeah, I should have known better to take a chance on ever losing you But I thought you'd understand, can you forgive me? I, love you I, love you Oh, I love you No, no, no, no, no, no, yeah And I should have known better To lie to one as beautiful as you

I should have known better with a girl like you That I would love everything that you do And I do, hey, hey, hey And I do Oh, oh I should have realized what a kiss could be That this could only happen to me Can't you see? Can't you see? That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too And when I ask you to be mine You're gonna say you love me too You love me too You love me too You love me too

In an act of contrition I lay down by your side It's not your place to comment On my state of distress For this is for real I've tears in my eyes Am I laughing or crying? I suggest I'm not lying I haven't found a measure yet to Calibrate my displeasure yet so To ignore my warning Could be your folly The judgement is harsh I offer no plea Valuing the vengeance which you treasure I've redefined the meaning of vendetta The procession's disordered You protect your possessions In light of your actions I question your love May I make an observation Your bite is worse than my aggression I should have known better I should have known better Than to become a target Albeit a target which moves No offer of terms or concessions For statements or confessions You don't feel warm, I pass close by You shiver, I whisper Excuse me, what's your problem? Oh, I see I should have known better

You get what you give and you reap what you sow Where you left your dirt, boy a flower has grown Don't know what you've got, 'til it's out of your reach So I've been loving myself like you never loved me And if it hurts like hell, you can only blame yourself Should have known better than to break my heart Oh, ain't it funny? No, I never looked better and it's all your fault Oh, sorry, honey But it's over, yeah, I moved on, hallelujah, hallelujah Should have known better than to break my heart Should have known better than to break my heart Forgive and forget, well forget about that One look in the mirror and I ain't ever lookin' back They say karma's a bit- but I'ma make it seem sweet 'Cause I'm dressed to kill, honey, how's it feel knowing you lost me? And if it hurts like hell, you can only blame yourself Should have known better than to break my heart Oh, ain't it funny? No, I never looked better and it's all your fault Oh, sorry, honey But it's over, yeah, I moved on, hallelujah, hallelujah Should have known better than to break my heart Should have known better than to break my heart Should have known better than to break my heart Oh, ain't it funny? No, I never looked better and it's all your fault Oh, sorry, honey But it's over, yeah, I moved on, hallelujah, hallelujah Should have known better than to break my heart Should have known better than to break my heart Should have known better than to break my heart Should have known better than to break my heart

I'm a love kitten, Wish I were sittin'. On your lap and you were holdin' me Mmmmm, what a situation that would be Love kitten lookin' for lo-o-o-o-ve I'm a love kitty, Won't you say I'm pretty, Hold me tight until I purr Tie a ribbon in my fur Love kitten lookin' for lo-o-o-o-ve Chase me, chase me Round and round we'll go When you catch me I will never let you go 'Cause I'm a love kitten, How I wish I was gettin', All the kisses that you've got Mmmmm, only hope you've got a lot Love kitten lookin' for Love kitten lookin' for lo-o-o-o-ve L-o-o-o-ve I'm a kitten A love kitten Yay-yay-yay-yay Yay-yay-yay-yay-yay

Hi Tiger Teach me Tiger how to kiss you Show me Tiger how to kiss you Take my lips, they belong to you But teach me first, teach me what to do Touch me Tiger when I'm close to you Help me Tiger, I don't know what to do I know that you could love me to But show me first, show me what to do This is the first love that I have ever known What must I do to make you my very own? Teach me Tiger how to tease you Tiger, Tiger I wanna squeeze you All of my love I will give to you But teach me Tiger or I'll teach you Tiger Tiger Tiger

When a deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls And the stars begin to twinkle in the night In the mist of a memory you wander back to me Breathing my name with a sigh In the still of the night once again I hold you tight Though you're gone, your love lives on when moonlight beams And as long as my heart will beat, lover we'll always meet Here in my deep purple dreams Here in my deep purple dreams When a deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls And the stars begin to twinkle in the night Through the mist of a memory you wander back to me Breathing my name with a sigh In the still of the night once again I hold you tight Though you're gone, your love lives on when moonlight beams And as long as my heart will beat, lover we'll always meet Here in my deep purple dreams Here in my deep purple dreams

When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls And the stars begin to flicker in the sky Through the mist of a memory you wander back to me Breathing my name with a sigh In the still of the night once again I hold you tight Though you're gone, your love lives on when moonlight beams And as long as my heart will beat, lover we'll always meet Here in my deep purple dreams Here in my deep purple dreams