Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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i was down to love you babe but honey i should've known better 💙

the beaches - should've known better with lyrics

[Verse 1]
Rolled up, tangled like your bedsheets
See the sunlight burn your blue eyes while you slip into my jeans
Big words, tears 'cause it hurts to leave me
And you said it like you meant it
Guess I'll never know what it means

[Pre-Chorus]
You gave me promises and I believed you

[Chorus]
I was down to love you, babe
But honey, I should've known better
Said you needed time and space
But I won't be around forever
Do what you want, do what you want
I can move on, I can move on
I was down to love you, babe
But you're showing me I can do better

[Verse 2]
Four kids, a dog, and a Vegas wedding
It's a picture of a heaven that we'll never get to see
Won't stay, but you're too afraid to keep me
She's a textbook clear avoidant
Never knowing what she needs

[Pre-Chorus]
You gave me promises and I believed you

[Chorus]
I was down to love you, babe
But honey, I should've known better
Said you needed time and space
But I won't be around forever
Do what you want, do what you want
I can move on, I can move on
I was down to love you, babe
But you're showing me I can do better

[Post-Chorus]
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
But you're showing me I can do better (Na-na-na-na-na-na-na)

[Bridge]
A thousand doors that you won't walk through
Broke my heart for someone to talk to
Let me in to leave me here
Standing on the outside
A thousand girls for you to flip through
Fuck someone you won't commit to
Orange wine and wasted time
When you could've been the love of my life

[Chorus]
I was down to love you, babe
But honey, I should've known better
Said you needed time and space
But I won't be around forever
Do what you want, do what you want
I can move on, I can move on
I was down to love you, babe
But you're showing me I can do better

[Post-Chorus]
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
But you're showing me I can do better (Na-na-na-na-na-na-na)

[Outro]
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
But you're showing me I can do better