Shoulda stayed lonely, shoulda stayed bored and broken
I shoulda been alright, just for the night
But this noise in my head on my cold empty bed
Makes me need somethin to pass the time
d*** this old weakness, the first taste of sweetness
The lump in my throat, ya give a girl enough rope
Shoulda let my hair down for dancing
Shoulda wrapped myself in a blanket
Shoulda been drinkin just to forget
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Tried to put you out, tried to clear the air
But I'm breathin your breath as I die a slow death
What burns like a flash is ashes to ashes
Shoulda let my hair down for dancing
Shoulda wrapped myself in a blanket
Shoulda been drinkin just to forget
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Shoulda closed my eyes to dream about you holdin me
Shoulda let my hair down for dancing
Shoulda wrapped myself in a blanket
Shoulda been drinkin just to forget
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm
I shoulda been alright, just for the night
But this noise in my head on my cold empty bed
Makes me need somethin to pass the time
d*** this old weakness, the first taste of sweetness
The lump in my throat, ya give a girl enough rope
Shoulda let my hair down for dancing
Shoulda wrapped myself in a blanket
Shoulda been drinkin just to forget
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Tried to put you out, tried to clear the air
But I'm breathin your breath as I die a slow death
What burns like a flash is ashes to ashes
Shoulda let my hair down for dancing
Shoulda wrapped myself in a blanket
Shoulda been drinkin just to forget
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Shoulda closed my eyes to dream about you holdin me
Shoulda let my hair down for dancing
Shoulda wrapped myself in a blanket
Shoulda been drinkin just to forget
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Shoulda left my lipstick on a cigarette
Mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm