I wake up and wonder how everything went wrong
Am I the one to blame
I gave up and left you for a nowhere-bound train
Now that train has come and gone

I close my eyes and see you lyin' in my bed
And I'm still dreaming of that day

What could have been love, should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be
I didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me
And now that I'm alone, all I have is emptiness that comes from being free
What could have been love, will never be

An old friend who told me that you found somebody new
Oohh, you're finally moving on
Oh, you think that I'd be over you
After all these years

Yeah, but time has proved me wrong
'Cause I'm still holdin' on

What could have been love, should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be
I didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me (what could have been love)
And now that I'm alone, all I have is emptiness that comes from being free
What could have been love, will never be

We've gone our separate ways, say goodbye to another day
I still wonder where you are, are you too far from turning back
You were slipping through my hands and I didn't understand

What could have been love, should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be
I didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me (what could have been love)
And now that I'm alone, all I have is emptiness that comes from being free
What could have been love, will never be, what could have been love, will never be

What could have been love, what could have been love, what could have been love
What could have been, what could have been, love