I am a mother's daughter, I watched her with my father I saw it all, the good and bad, should've known better than that You found me at the right time, I loved you from that first night Bet everything on what we had, should've known better than that I gave you my heart, you let it go to waste You made me do the leaving and you made me take the blame Does it make you feel good to make me feel bad? Yeah, you should've known better, should've known better Than to break what you couldn't fix Boy, what a shame what you're gonna miss Why'd you go and do what you can't take back Yeah, you should've known better, should've known better Than that You sold me on the fantasy Damn it, it all felt real to me Thought you were the man in the photograph Should've known better than that Oh, I should've known better than that I gave you my heart, you let it go to waste You made me do the leaving and you made me take the blame Does it make you feel good to make me feel bad? Yeah, you should've known better, should've known better Than to break what you couldn't fix Boy, what a shame what you're gonna miss Why'd you go and do what you can't take back Yeah, you should've known better, should've known better Should've known better than that Still some nights I'm crying on the floor But I'm not sleeping in the bedroom ain't no more I gave you my heart, you let it go to waste You made me do the leaving and you made me take the blame Does it make you feel good to make me feel bad? Yeah, you should've known better, should've known better Than to break what you couldn't fix Boy, what a shame what you're gonna miss Why'd you go and do what you can't take back Yeah, you should've known better, should've known better Than that You should've known better than that