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Artist: Lee Fields
Canonical path: /lee-fields/could-have-been
Related lyric paths: 6
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Could Have Been
Read Could Have Been lyrics by Lee Fields on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Could Have Been
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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
Oh, 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
Oh, baby, you're leaving me
In another life, our paths may never have crossed
But, oh, somebody please, somebody please tell me
How happy could I have been
Never to know the love I lost, oh
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
Oh, 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
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Lee Fields performs "Could Have Been", and this lyric page sits inside the Lee Fields catalog on LyroVerse.
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