What Could Have Been Love
Aerosmith(에어로스미스) Lyrics

I wake up and wonder how everything went wrong.
The singer is perplexed and questioning how their relationship went so badly.

Am I the one to blame?
The singer is questioning if they are responsible for the failure of their relationship.

I gave up and left you for a nowhere-bound train.
The singer chose to abandon the relationship, taking a path with no destination in mind.

Now that train has come and gone.
The opportunity to change course and fix their relationship has passed.

I close my eyes and see you lying in my bed.
The memory of the intimacy shared with their partner is still vivid.

And I'm still dreaming of that day.
The singer is holding onto the hope of rekindling the relationship.

What could have been love
The singer is reminiscing about the lost opportunity of a meaningful, loving relationship.

Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
The artist believes that true love is what should have existed and persisted, rather than the failure of their relationship.

Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me.
The artist realizes they were blind to what was happening in the relationship and their shortcomings.

And now that I'm alone, all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
The artist is regretful and feels the loss of their partner and the relationship.

An old friend told me that you found somebody new.
The singer learns of their partner's move on and finding someone new through a mutual acquaintance.

Oh, you're finally moving on.
The artist acknowledges the reality that their partner has moved on, regardless of their own feelings.

You think that I'd be over you after all these years.
The singer recognizes that their partner expected them to have moved on from the relationship by now.

Yeah, but time has proved me wrong.
The singer misjudged the amount of time it would take to heal from the loss of their partner and relationship.

'Cause I'm still holdin' on.
The singer still has a strong emotional attachment to their partner, despite the passing of time.

We've gone our separate ways.
The artist and their partner have diverged down separate roads in life.

Say goodbye to another day
The artist is acknowledging the passage of time and the inevitability of the relationship ending.

I still wonder where you are.
The singer still thinks about their partner and their whereabouts.

Are you too far from turning back?
The singer is wondering if there is still a chance for their partner to come back to the relationship.

You were slipping through my hands and I didn't understand.
The artist was unaware of their partner's desire to leave the relationship until it was too late.

What could have been love will never be.
The artist realizes the missed opportunity for a loving relationship and accepts that it will never be.

What could have been love
The artist continues to reflect on the loss of the potential for a loving relationship.

What could have been love
The singer is expressing the sorrow of the relationship's failure and the longing for what could have been.

What could have been love
The artist is comforting themselves with their reflection on what could have been, while also mourning its loss.

What could have been
The singer is left pondering the possibilities of what might have been, had the relationship worked out.

What could have been
The singer is continuing to use the phrase as a lamentation for the loss of the relationship.

What could have been love
The singer is reiterating their remorse at the lost opportunity for a loving relationship.