Couldve been a politician
Tell people what to do
With intellectual vision
Hell, I could lie to you
Couldve been the inspiration
For a love song or a prayer
Maybe start a new religion
Would anybody really care

Couldve been, shouldve been
Couldve been me somehow
Couldve been, shouldve been
Couldve been me

Well Im not gonna get caught sittin about
Waitin for the world to go round
Its gonna be me, gonna be me
Not shouldve, its gonna be me
Somehow, yeah yeah, somehow, yeah yeah

Couldve been on television
Just one more talking head
Sell you an apparition
Buy this, and youll wind up dead
If theres a God above
I shouldnt be so bad
Its open to interpretation
The best time that we never had

Couldve been, shouldve been
Couldve been me somehow
Couldve been, shouldve been
Couldve been me

Well Im not gonna get caught sittin about
Waitin for the world to go round
It gonna be me, gonna be me
Not shouldve, its gonna be me
Somehow

You beat yourself up over the thing you say
And someone else is losing their life today
Before you walk away
Start givin it up, livin it up, til you drop, you gotta
Diddle it up, diddle it up, up til you - hey - hey

Its gonna be me, gonna be me
Ill promise its gonna be me
Somehow

Couldve been, shouldve been
Couldve been me somehow
Couldve been, shouldve been
Couldve been me

Well Im not gonna get caught sittin about
Waitin for the world to go round
Its gonna be me, gonna be me
This time its gonna be me
Somehow, someway, somehow
Somehow, someway

Its gonna be me, gonna be me
Not shouldve, its gonna be me
Somehow, someway, somehow
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