I Should've Known
Regrets in Red Dirt Mud: Unveiling Love's Scars
Lyrics
Find my self in a local bar, sinking bottles strumming my guitar
Feeling lost and seeking solace in a bar, drinking and playing guitar
Lost in the eyes of a girl I'll never know
Attracted to someone unattainable
You want what you can't and you have what you don't want
Desire for what is unattainable and dissatisfaction with what is possessed
I love you never meant more at 2 o'clock
Realizing the depth of affection late at night
Bars close, night crawls, rinse and repeat again
Pattern of repetitive nights ending in bar closures
I'm a victim of the words you said back then
Feeling hurt by past words spoken by someone
Wish I'd done a thing or two different
Regretting not making different choices in the past
It's too late now to change a damn thing
Feeling it's too late to change anything now
Cause the love she gave was warming, now I miss her in the mornin'
Reminiscing about the warmth of affection previously received, now missed in the mornings
And I'm drinking my way through to peace of mind
Using alcohol to cope with inner turmoil
I should've known to leave her love behind
Realizing the mistake of holding onto a past love
There's more to life than living, if you don't like what you're been given
Implying dissatisfaction with life circumstances
Don't fall for that life of sinning, my darlin
Warning against a life of temptation and wrongdoing
Cause you'll dive head first in the red dirt mud,
Metaphorical reference to getting deeply involved in messy situations
you'll fall for a boy who you'll take like a drug
Getting addicted or attached to someone who could be harmful
And that loving will carve some scars on your beautiful skin
Love leaving emotional scars despite physical beauty
I'm a victim of the love you'll give to him
Feeling hurt by the affection given to someone else
Wish I'd done a thing or two different
Reflecting on missed opportunities for different actions
It's too late now to change a damn thing
Sense of regret for the inability to change the past
Cause the love she gave was warming, now I miss her in the mornin'
Nostalgia for past affection now absent
And I'm drinking my way through to peace of mind
Using drinking as a coping mechanism
I should've known to leave her love behind
Regretting holding onto a past love
Wherever you are, I know they'll see you smiling
Belief that the person being addressed is happy elsewhere
Those crying brown eyes lie right behind it
Realizing hidden emotions behind someone's smile
It's funny how people and time seem to flip that script
Noting how people and time can change perceptions
I see you in every girl I meet
Seeing elements of past love in new encounters
From Conroe, Texas to Tennessee
Referencing different places where the reminiscent emotions surface
You're one of a kind so when you coming back for me?
Longing for the unique characteristics of a specific person
Yeah, You're one of a kind so when you coming back for me? Yeah
Reiteration of the uniqueness of the missed person
I Wish I'd done a thing or two different
Regret for past actions or inactions
It's too late now to change a damn thing
Feeling it's too late to change past events
Cause the love she gave was warming, now I miss her in the mornin'
Nostalgia for past warmth of affection
And I'm drinking my way through to peace of mind
Using alcohol to cope with inner turmoil
I should've known to leave her ass behind
Realizing the mistake of holding onto a past love
Hell, I'm way too gone
Being too far gone to notice the possibility of moving on
To see you way past moving on
Unable to see the opportunity for progress beyond past emotions
I should've known to leave her love behind
Recognizing the mistake of clinging to past love
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