CouldWouldShould Lyrics

Regret is a disease

That takes you out at the knees

And demands that you crawl

Until you bleed memories

Of when you had feet

And you could still walk

Obviously that's a joke

But are you laughing? Nah

Regret is a disease

That takes you out at the knees

And demands that you crawl

Until you bleed memories

Of when you had feet

And you could still walk

Obviously that's a joke

But are you laughing? Nah

Monetized sin

What would you do if you had

The chance to do it all over again

I wouldn't do nothing

Except what I did

I can't live with that pressure

Like what happened ain't supposed to be

Like my mistakes were a mistake

Even though they led me to my wife

Even though they led me to our daughter

Even though every choice I made led me to my bed

In this room in this house in this state in this country

In this Globe

What's wrong

What's a wrong move if it ain't regret man

That's the worst thing I do to myself

Act like the past ain't the past

Act like I could have done better

When I know that's a lie

Hindsight's a straight jacket

That wears like a yarn sweater

It'll hold you down forever

In a perfect temperature

In a padded room of self doubt

Self hate and self depreciation

Wishing things were different

How could they be if every moment

Led you to right here, right now

I know you don't like yourself sometimes

You probably think this is some cheesy grift

Or some self delusion

But this is a man speaking facts

He lived through all of that

Anger and contempt is a poison self administered

With the illusion of theft

Stealing people's happiness

Stealing all their plans for tomorrow.

It's a lie

You might think you died for the right cause

But you slowly left this world

drinking pain that was avoidable

Don't say it's over 'til it's over

I'll never give up, I'll never give in

I'll never be wishing I took a different path

I love my life and everything

At least I think I did

'Til that monster came back creeping in

Regret Regret Regret Regret Regret

I wish I could have

I wish I would have

I know I should have

But you didn't so

Leave it where it's at

Leave it where it's at

Where it's at

I wish I knew

I wish I grew up

Sooner than I did

But you didn't so just give yourself a break

Give yourself a break

Regret is a disease

That takes you out at the knees

And demands that you crawl

'Til you bleed memories

Of when you had feet

And you could still walk

Obviously that's a joke

But are you laughing? Nah

Regret is a disease

That takes you out at the knees

And demands that you crawl

'Til you bleed memories

Of when you had feet

And you could still walk

Obviously that's a joke

But are you laughing? Nah