| Perfumed letters of an earlier time.
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| Memories of ladies now lay far behind.
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| Too many lovers makes her heart go blind.
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| Well, I should’ve known better.
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| I was so foolish and I chased the sun.
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| Young once and fine, now my days are done.
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| Too many lovers makes you on the run.
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| Well, I should’ve known better.
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| Well, I tried too hard and spoke too soon.
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| Oh, I got too drunk and shot the moon.
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| All the while I’d look at you and you’d say,
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better.
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| Oh baby, yes I do
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| Well darlin', now I do.
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| I jump from roof tops both far and wide.
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| I stole their kisses and I robbed them blind.
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| Leaving lovers in a bed of lies.
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| Well, I should’ve known better.
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| I was a lion tamer long ago.
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| A veteran in the art of fooling ghosts.
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| Much too lonely for their hearts to know.
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| Well I should’ve known better.
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| Go ahead!
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| Well, I tried too hard and spoke too soon.
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| Oh, I got too drunk and shot the moon.
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| All the while I’d look at you and you’d say,
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better.
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| Oh baby, now I do
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| Well darlin, now I do.
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| Yes, sir.
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| Now, an old man and nothing more.
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| Much too tired, oh, to even scores.
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| My wife, she left me back in '94.
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| Well I should’ve known better.
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| And as I sit within my shallow grave.
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| Looking for answers, oh, I should’ve saved.
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| Just out of heaven’s reach, amazing grace.
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| Well I should’ve known better.
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| Well, I tried too hard and spoke too soon.
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| Oh, I got too drunk and shot the moon.
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| All the while I’d look at you and you’d say,
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better.
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| Well baby, now I do
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better baby.
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| Oh, you should’ve known better.
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| Oh baby, now I do.
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| Well baby, now I do. |