Another sleepless night I can’t explain
Somebody said they heard me call your name
The radio won’t let you leave my mind
I know it’s over but I don’t know why
Should’ve known better
Than to fall in love with you
Now love is just a faded memory
Should’ve known better
Now I’m a prisoner to this pain
And my heart still aches for you
There was no risk that I wouldn’t take
And not a promise that I didn’t make
All I asked was that you just hold on
And now I’m wondering what I did wrong
I gave you all of my body and soul
Never believing we might lose control
I took my hands off the wheel
I can’t remember if the lies were true
It’s been a million years since I touched you
I thought time might help me win this game
But being away from you is slowly driving me insane
https://youtu.be/TpKxH2dDqEM
Song Facts:
“Should’ve Known Better” is a hit song written, composed, and performed by Richard Marx. It was released in September 1987 as the second single from his Triple Platinum-selling self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as #7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1987 and #4 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart.
Marx became the first solo artist in recording history to reach the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 with four singles from a debut album.
In the lyrics, the speaker is still in love with an ex-lover and tortured by it, to the point of regretting falling in love with her.
Richard said about this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq3VlSG5ODY
SongFacts Interview
Songfacts: So a song like “Should’ve Known Better,” was that a specific person that you had in mind?
Richard: Yeah, sure was. And she didn’t so much do me wrong as she was young, we were both young, and she pitted me and another guy against each other without either of us knowing. It was all about her. She handled that whole situation wrong and people got hurt out of it, and I got a song out of it. But yeah, it was very, very specifically about a particular girl.
* visit link for the SongFacts interview with Richard Marx
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