Man, because he is human, is prone to committing mistakes. Many of these can be forgiven, but there are those that can never be forgotten, simply because the memories of the mistake linger and the pain continues to throb.
Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Our song on the radio but it don’t sound the same
When our friends talk about you, all it does is just tear me down
‘Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
We blame our pride, our immaturity, our selfishness, our self-centered heart. Then a secret wish comes to mind – to undo what we did though we know that this can never happen, and the thought only brings us more pain.
My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, oh
And that haunts me every time I close my eyes
With our heart hurting, we admit our mistake, and yet, we know that it’s too late. The love we had is no longer ours. We have lost it forever.
Although it hurts
I’ll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I’m probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
We long for the days when we could have done things differently. We reminisce about the times when we could have been a better lover, gave her the things she needs, made her laugh, threw her a party, brought her to different places, spent more time with her, and showered her with love; all the things a man is supposed to do for the woman he loves. Sadly, it too late for us because another man is doing what we should have done when we still had the chance.
I hope he buys you flowers
I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours
When he has the chance
Take you to every party
‘Cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done
When I was your man
It’s always heart-breaking when we see the one we love being with someone else and realizing that it was all our fault. Bruno Mars shares this very same feeling in “When I Was Your Man.” Click here to listen:
Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars recorded “When I Was Your Man” in 2012 for his second album Unorthodox Jukebox. Mars co-wrote the song with Andrew Wyatt, Ari Levine, and Philip Lawrence at the time when the singer was anxious about the possibility of losing her girlfriend, model and actress Jessica Marie Caban.
“When I Was Your Man” captured the top spot in the singles chart of Billboard’s Hot 100 apart from hitting number one in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The song has received eleven platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. In Australia, it was certified platinum six times by the Australian Recording Industry Association, while in Canada, Music Canada certified “When I Was Your Man” platinum nine times.
In 2013, the song was voted as the eighth best-selling digital single of that year all over the world after it posted a sale of more than three million copies.
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