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It Coulda Been Me Lyrics
I got friends who are in prison
Friends who are dead.
I'm gonna tell ya something
That I've often said.
CHORUS
You know these things that happen,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
I had a good girl,
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine.
CHORUS
But she ran off and married,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
Well the junkie cops of First Street,
Sticks a needle in his arm.
No, he never meant to do
Anyone no harm.
CHORUS
But he's buried six feet deep,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
I had me a good girl,
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine
Friends who are dead.
I'm gonna tell ya something
That I've often said.
You know these things that happen,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine.
But she ran off and married,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
Sticks a needle in his arm.
No, he never meant to do
Anyone no harm.
But he's buried six feet deep,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine
Song Info
Submitted by
dragonflower44 On Dec 18, 2001
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This was the first Social D song that I ever heard and it rang true to me then and rings true to me now since this songs has parts of my life in it that always make me remember that "It Coulda Been Me"
I dont have any friends who are dead or in jail, but I got friends with drug problems, friends running with gangs, friends who are bent on self-destruction one way or another... and sometimes I think... every one of them coulda been me... or maybe they shoulda been...
Underrated song... this song speaks volumes... to any one of us that have been in trouble with the law or missed out on a girl.
Doncha know, it coulda' been me....
I know exactly what this song is about because it is about my friend's mom. Mike Ness wrote it about her. They used to date when they were in their twenties and he left to go on tour. When he came back for her, she was married.