And I shoulda known better   To lie to one as beautiful as you   Yeah, I should have known better   To take a chance on ever losing you   But I thought you'd understand   Can you forgive me     I saw you walking by the other day   I know that you saw me, you turned away   And I was lost   You see, I've never loved no one as much as you   I've fooled around but tell me now just who is hurtin' who     And I should have known better   To lie to one as beautiful as you   Yeah, I should have known better   To take a chance on ever losin' you   But I thought you'd understand   Can you forgive me     I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I   Shoulda known better   I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I   Shoulda known better     It's true, I took our love for granted all along   And trying to explain where I went wrong   I just don't know   I cry but tears don't seem to help me carry on   Now there is no chance you'll come back home, got too much pride     And I should have known better   To lie to one as beautiful as you   Yeah, I should have known better   To take a chance on ever losing you   But I thought you'd understand   Can you forgive me   Ughh   I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I love you   I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I love you     No-no-no-no-no-no I love you   No-no-no-no-no-no, yeah   And I should have known better   To lie to one as beautiful as you