From the recording STUPID CUPID
I came over to America with Chantal, who I was engaged to, but she was killed here too soon after. This song expresses regret and longing after the loss of a loved one. The lyrics convey the pain of not having said "I love you" before they were gone, and the difficulty of moving on, haunted by memories.
Lyrics
IF ONLY I’D KNOWN
THAT IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME I’D SEE YOU
‘CAUSE THINGS JUST AREN’T THE SAME NOW WITHOUT YOU
AND NOW I’M LEFT, WONDERING WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
BUT NOW YOU’RE GONE, LIFE GOES ON
YEAH LIFE GOES ON
WILL ICU AGAIN
‘CAUSE I NEVER SAID THAT I LOVED YOU
WILL ICU AGAIN
‘CAUSE I NEVER SAID THAT I LOVED YOU
IT’S HARD TO FORGET YOU
I REMEMBER THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES
I DIDN’T SEE IT COMING, IT WAS A SURPRISE
I WISH I’D SAID A LOT OF THINGS
WHEN I HAD HALF A CHANCE TO SPEAK UP,
BUT NOW TIMES UP
WILL ICU AGAIN
‘CAUSE I NEVER SAID THAT I LOVED YOU
WILL ICU AGAIN
‘CAUSE I NEVER SAID THAT I LOVED YOU
I’M STILL HAUNTED BY THE SOUND OF YOUR LAUGHTER
THE MOURNING AFTER
WILL ICU AGAIN
‘CAUSE I NEVER SAID THAT I LOVED YOU
WILL ICU AGAIN
‘CAUSE I NEVER SAID THAT I LOVED YOU
WILL ICU AGAIN?
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©