Could've been a lady Could've been a lady Could've been a lady Could've been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady We all love you You're a good girl When you're awake find another man Life beside you They don't need you They don't want you Well I'd be surprised If you realised where you're going to You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady Here I tell you Where you going to You laugh on my phrase I'm out of praise So mind your business They don't want you To make love to Well I'd be surprised If you realised where you're going to You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady Could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady Could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady Could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady You could have been allright Could have been here tonight Could have been sweet as wine Could have been a lady

Yeah, 50 I gave her books to read, fed her mind with knowledge Gave her street smarts, shit, you can't get in college She's a reflection of me 'til you know she the shit If I'm a star, she a star, If I'm rich she rich That's my dog I tell her stay she wanna go, I tell her go she wanna stay That's my dog, you a bitch Don't usually mean nothin' to me, that's right But that's my dog I go left, she go right, I go up, she go down She couldn't listen that, she ain't around So ungrateful, screamin' I hate you She must got amnesia, bitch I made you Now, just think, just think that could've been you Just think, that should've been you Yeah, with me, I share the world with you But you ain't ride with a rider so I ain't fuckin' with you Say, say, say girl, come here No, you, no, her, yeah, you, go The reason you didn't get picked Because you got your nose up your ass like you're smellin' your shit But tonight you met your match 'Cause I be smellin' my shit too, now how you like that? You could've had this dude and anything you choose And now girl you lose 'cause I ain't fuckin' with you Could've been you Shoppin' sprees, drop top hair blowin' in the wind Could've been you Livin' lavish instead it's your girlfriend But you trippin' while we sippin' in the back of the club, big tippin' Some say it hurts when you supposed to win, then you lose You were supposed to be sure, baby you was confused I had a thang for you, I had a ring for you House, cars, kids and a pet and name for you Pussycat told you I make it, you ain't believe I guess 'cause comin' up was hard, it was easy to leave Now think about it maybe I'm right maybe I'm wrong Either way shorty, life goes on When you around, my smile's a grin, my thoughts are a sin You ask me can we try again, I ain't fuckin' witchu It's on, the club jumpin', I'm tryna get my liquor and You wanna suck the dick again, I'm starin' at your thicker friends I guess I'm like Will Smith in 'Pursuit of Happiness' In my hood, we all hustle and in pursuit of the same shit Now just think, just think that could've been you Now just think that should've been you With me I share the world witchu But you ain't ride with a rider, so I ain't fuckin' witchu Say, say, say girl, come here No, you, no, her, yeah, you, go The reason you didn't get picked Because you got your nose up your ass like you're smellin' your shit But tonight you met your match 'Cause I be smellin' my shit too now how you like that? You could've had this dude and anything you choose And now girl you lose 'cause I ain't fuckin' with you Could've been you Shoppin' sprees, drop top hair blowin' in the wind Could've been you Livin' lavish instead it's your girlfriend And it ain't no other way to put it except I know you understand it girl, it's so But you see us in the back of the club Poppin' bottles and it could've been you, but nope Said it could've been, could've been you, yeah Said it could've been, it could've been you

I told myself not to worry I told my head you would go away I told my heart not to hurry Thought the years would easy the pain I always said if I saw you I'd be fine with just being friends But now I'm caught up on the thought of us again 'Cause it could've been me I could've been with you Could've been It could've been me I could've been with you I could've been I told myself not to visit All those times that i had a chance I told myself I could live Seeing you with another man But the truth be told I'm dying I can't stand the way it is 'Cause your hand shoud be in mine instead of his It could've been me I could've been with you Could've been It could've been me I could've been with you I could've been I have chained myself to my mistakes I can't escape the way I let you down No, no, no (no, no, no) But tell me that there's time to change Say there's still a way to love you now Could it be me? Could it be with you? Could it be me? Could it be me? Could it be with you? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be? You gotta let me know I can't let you go So could it be? Could it be? I got nothing left to lose So now I'm asking you Could it be? Could it be? Could it be me? Could it be with you? Could it be? Could it be? Could it be me? Be with you Could it be?

If I'd stayed back home Never spread my wings Let you build that house Let you buy that ring If I'd put down my dreams to put you first I could've been her If I'd dyed my hair If I'd lost that weight If I'd worn that dress And let you change my name I'd still be wakin' up in your T-shirt I could've been her If I'd shut my mouth, faked that smile Probably could've made it work for a while Cried in the dark instead of screaming There wouldn't be red wine stains on the ceiling If I'd buried my feelings Pushed down the hurt and let you cheat I could've been her But that wouldn't be me No, it wouldn't be me To let you get away With every word you'd twist And every bed you made If I'd just hung around, not knowin' my worth I could've been her If I'd shut my mouth, faked that smile Probably could've made it work for a while Cried in the dark instead of screaming There wouldn't be red wine stains on the ceiling If I'd buried my feelings Pushed down the hurt and let you cheat I could've been her But that wouldn't be me That wouldn't be me If I'd just gave up The standards I have Let you hit your knees And beg me on back If I'd just sold my soul for a love that cheap I could've been her But that wouldn't be me That wouldn't be me