I wake up and wonder how everything went wrong 
Am I the one to blame? 
I gave up and left you 
For a nowhere-bound train 
Now that train has come and gone 
I close my eyes and see you lying in my bed 
And I'm still dreaming of that day 

What could have been love 
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be 
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me 
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free 
What could have been love will never be 

An old friend told me that you found somebody new 
Oh, you're finally moving on 
You think that I'd be over you after all these years 
Yeah, but time has proved me wrong 
'Cause I'm still holdin' on 

What could have been love 
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be 
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me 
(What could have been love) 
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free 
What could have been love will never be 

We've gone our separate ways 
Say goodbye to another day 
I still wonder where you are 
Are you too far from turning back? 
You were slipping through my hands and I didn't understand 

What could have been love 
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be 
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me 
(What could have been love) 
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free 
What could have been love will never be 
What could have been love will never be 
What could have been love 
What could have been love 
What could have been love