Could’ve been (1987) (video)

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1. The flowers you gave me are just about to die,

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when I think about what could've been, it makes me want to cry.

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The sweet words you whispered didn't mean a thing,

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I guess our song is over as we begin to sing.

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Could've been so beautiful, could've been so right,

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could've been my lover, every day of my life.

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Could've been so beautiful, could've been so ri.............ght,

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I'll never hold what could've been on a cold and lonely night.

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2. The memories of our loving still linger in the air,

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like the faded scent of your roses they stay with me everywhere.

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Everytime I get my hopes up they always seem to fall,

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still what could've been is better than

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what could never be at a......ll, at a..........ll.

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Could've been so beautiful, could've been so right,

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could've been my lover, every day of my life.

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Could've been so beautiful, could've been so ri.............ght,

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you can hold what could've been on a cold and lonely ni.....ght.

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+ Could've been so beautiful, could've been so ri......ght,

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you can hold what could've been

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on a cold and lonely night, night, n......ght.

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How could I hold what could've been

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on a cold and lonely ni.....ght?

(orig. = capo 1st; live version = no capo) (Tiffany)