(M. Crenshaw, L. Preston) 

    

   You should've been there as the sun went down 

colors ran all across the ground 

Then a thousand stars were spinning all around 

Do you care...you should've been there 

I saved you place right by my side 

and waited there in the candlelight 

But the only friend I had in sight was an empty chair 

You should've been there 

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Ran into some people we used to know 

They were going somewhere I didn't want to go 

So I kept on waiting for just a little bit more 

not getting anywhere...you should've been there 

Then I thought I saw you walking by into town 

Into the crowd I went chasing you down 

When I grabbed your arm...she spun around 

a stranger glared...you should've been there 

You should've been there 

there's always so much to see in this old town 

Don't you agree 

But then again I never said I'd be anywhere 

You should've been there 

I saved you a place right by my side 

and waited there in the candlelight 

But the only friend I had in sight was an empty chair 

You should've been there 

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