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Artist: The Mavericks
Canonical path: /the-mavericks/i-should-have-been-true
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I Should Have Been True
Read I Should Have Been True lyrics by The Mavericks on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Should Have Been True
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You held ---my hand
I was-- your man
I know --that I --was wrong ---to lie
Chorus 1
If I could go back --in time
Back when you ---were mine
I could hold-- you tight
And --be -with -you
Chorus 2
I should have been true
I should have been blue
I shouldn't --wonder -why -you're -gone
I should have -known -that- I -was- wrong
Your eyes --your lips
Your touch --I'll miss
The nights-- so long
Since you've been gone
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