I Should`ve Known

<br>I should thank you almost<br>no one could kill it off until you bled it<br>but I got rid of that ghost<br>`though certain habits remain imbedded<br>with the shadow of a doubt<br>but baby it was you who fed it<br>and I don`t know what else to say<br>but I think you get it.<br><br><br>I should`ve known<br>it was coming down to this<br>I should`ve known<br>you would betray me but without the kiss<br>I should`ve known<br>the kind of set-up it is.<br><br>And always isn`t always<br>when it`s not your photograph that I`ve been keeping<br>but you still live in those days<br>when I`d stay awake just to watch you sleeping<br>you delivered that blow<br>but it left a mark on me that you`re not seeing<br>and I don`t know what else you hear<br>but it`s not me weeping<br><br><br>I should`ve known<br>it was coming down to this<br>I should`ve known<br>you would betray me but without the kiss<br>I should`ve known<br>the kind of set-up it is.<br><br>I should`ve seen the cracks in the ceiling<br>and the mirror covered up with dust<br>but I was busy talking on the phone<br>I should`ve seen the obstacles but I said,<br>this house was built for us<br>hello<br>is anybody home?<br><br><br>I should`ve known<br>the minute that we hit the wall<br>I should`ve known<br>the writing was upon the stall<br>I should`ve known<br>`cause Rome was starting to fall<br><br>and I should thank you, almost.