Your eyes look as fragile as a thread Was it something I said? It's just you've never said less And I've been looking distantly ahead Was it something I said? I guess I've never said less I could've been there I should've been there I could've been Better with my time And further in my life A better daughter And a better friend, sometimes It's all I feel when the room becomes too bright Metallic taste on my tongue with every bite Better with my drive And kinder in your eyes A better daughter and a better friend, sometimes You're all I hear when the room becomes too quiet Metallic taste on your tongue from climbing heights I should've been there I could've been there I should've been there I could've been I switched off and lost my fight We're left with growing pains of rite And I still think about that night Too young to feel the weight of life I should've been there I could've been there I should've been there I could've been I could've been there I should've been there