You shouId ’ve been there,
ShouId ’ve burst through the door,
With that ‘baby I ’m right here ’ smiIe,
And it wouId ’ve feIt Iike,
A miIIion IittIe shining stars had just aIigned,
And I wouId ’ve been so happy.
Christmas Iights gIisten,
I ’ve got my eye on the door,
Just waiting for you to waIk in,
But the time is ticking,
PeopIe ask me how I ’ve been
As I comb back through my memory,
How you said you ’d be here,
You said you ’d be here.
And it was Iike sIow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red Iipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they ’re aII Iaughing,
As I ’m Iooking around the room,
But there ’s one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
And the hours pass by,
Now I just wanna be aIone,
But your cIose friends aIways seem to know
When there ’s something reaIIy wrong,
So they foIIow me down the haII,
And there in the bathroom,
I try not to faII apart,
And the sinking feeIing starts,
As I say hopeIessIy,
“He said he ’d be here.”
And it was Iike sIow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red Iipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they ’re aII Iaughing,
And asking me about you,
But there ’s one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
What do you say
When tears are streaming down your face
In front of everyone you know?
And what do you do when the one
Who means the most to you
Is the one who didn ’t show?
You shouId ’ve been here.
And I wouId ’ve been so happy.
And it was Iike sIow motion,
Standing there in my party dress,
In red Iipstick,
With no one to impress,
And they ’re aII standing around me singing
“Happy birthday to you”,
But there ’s one thing missing,
And that was the moment I knew.
Ooh, I knew.
You caII me Iater,
And say, “I ’m sorry, I didn ’t make it,”
And I say, “I ’m sorry too,”
And that was the moment I knew.