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You should've been there,
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Should've burst through the door
D
With that "Baby I'm right here" smile
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And it would've felt like
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A million little shining stars had just aligned
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And I would've been so happy
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Christmas lights glisten
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I've got my eye on the door
D
Just waiting for you to walk in
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But the time is ticking
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People ask me how I've been, as I
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Comb back through my memory
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How you said you'd be here
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You said you'd, be here
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And it was like slow motion
D
Standing there in my party dress
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In red lipstick
D
With no-one to impress
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And they're all laughing
D
As I'm looking around the room
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But there was one thing missing
D -once
And that was the moment I knew
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And the hours pass by,
G
Now I just want to be alone,
D
But your close friends always seem to know
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When there's something really wrong
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So they follow me down the hall
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And there in the bathroom
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I try not to fall apart
D
And the sinking feeling starts
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As I say hopelessly "He said he'd be here"
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And it was like slow motion
D
Standing there in my party dress
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In red lipstick
D
With no-one to impress
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And they're all laughing
D
And asking me about you
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But there was one thing missing
D
And that was the moment I knew
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What do you say when tears are
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Streaming down your face in front of
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Everyone you know?
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And what do you do
G
When the one who means the most to you
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Is the one who didn't show?
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You should've been here,
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And I would've been so happy
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And it was like slow motion
D
Standing there in my party dress
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In red lipstick
D
With no-one to impress
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And they're all sitting around me singing
D
"Happy Birthday To You"
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But there was one thing missing
D
And that was the moment I knew
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Oh, ohh, ohh, ohh, I knew
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Oh, ohh, ohh, ohh,
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You called me later
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And said, "I'm sorry I didn't make it"
D
And I said, "I'm sorry too"
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And that was the moment I knew