[intro]   See   Niggas think this love stuff is easy   Heh, it's not the case      Fallin' in love is so easy   But stayin' that way is so hard   All she wanted was security   A man with a job and a car, baby   You'd think I oughtta be happy   On a hill with a view of the stars   But as soon as I had to go out of town for a week   I went to the next woman's arms      1 - if I coulda seen it, inside her   Woulda seen her broken heart   I woulda held on, tighter   Then we wouldn't be falling apart   I shoulda said I love her   A thousand times a day   Then I wouldn't be sittin' here   Coulda, woulda, shoulda   My whole damn life away      Never had a good reason   For treating my lady that way   She cussed me out and left me standing there   And went to her girlfriend's to stay, baby   Now I spend all my lonely nights   Mentally tryin' to explain   Why she told me she never wanted to see me again   A year ago today      Repeat 1      In the morning, you know I coulda came back   Just before work and fooled around in the sack      In the afternoon, it woulda been so cool   Surprise you with ice, and set a date for next june      In the evening, shoulda loved you right   And let my niggas know I'm stayin' home tonight      I coulda, I woulda, I shoulda but now you're gone   But now you're gone      Repeat 1      Coulda, woulda   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah   I love you baby      Can I sing to ya baby?    Can I sing to ya?       Can I sing to ya baby?    Can I sing to ya?       Repeat 1