Congratulations baby, it´s been a while
I heard through the grapevine that you´re seeing a friend of mine
I hate to say this baby but I think you should know
I hear ´bout how she treats you everywhere I go

I hear you´re runnin´, hidin´, tryin´ to be discreet
But let me to tell you, there´s no need for you to hide from me
I´ve found someone who takes my lovin´ seriously
You´ve gambled and lost baby pay the cost
For walking out on me

It coulda been you loving me
It woulda been everything you wanted a love to be
It coulda been you holding me, seven days a week
And baby if you wanted a real love you shoulda stayed with me

So here you come talkin´ baby, with the same ol´ lines
You´re tryin´ to break down my defense
So you can tell me one more lie
But I ain´t hearin´ you baby
´Cause you caused me pain
This time you´ve gone too far
And now you lost it all in vain

You say you love me but I find it hard to believe
It didn´t take that long for you to get over me
Now after all this time you´re trying to get back with me
But now the tables have turned and you´re on the outside looking in

It coulda been you loving me
It woulda been everything you wanted a love to be
It coulda been you holding me, seven days a week
And baby if you wanted a real love you shoulda stayed with me

It coulda been you loving me
It woulda been everything you wanted a love to be
It coulda been you holding me, seven days a week
And baby if you wanted a real love you shoulda stayed with me

I hear she´s got you all stressed out
It cost you a fortune just to take her out
You say that she´s takin´ you for a ride
I coulda told you so
If I had my choice I would be with you
But you could´ve done much better too
And that´s what you get for thinking that you could find a better love

It coulda been you loving me
It woulda been everything you wanted a love to be
It coulda been you holding me, seven days a week
And baby if you wanted a real love you shoulda stayed with me