I Could Beat Myself
Beres Hammond Lyrics

Oooh ahh
Expressing pain and distress.

I'm hurting, bad
I am in a lot of emotional pain.

Ooh ahh I'm hurting
Continuing to express emotional pain.

I did not see what I was supposed to see
I missed something important or failed to realize something that was obvious.

Taking it easy when a friend told me I was in danger
Ignoring a warning from a friend and not taking the necessary precautions.

So much danger
The situation was more dangerous than I thought.

Underestimating my woman, not taking her out
Not showing my partner enough attention and failing to properly treat them.

Working too hard and now she's gone off with a stranger
Neglecting my partner led them to seek affection elsewhere.

Someone I don't even know
They cheated on me with someone completely unfamiliar.

I should have taken her out, every once and a while
I should have shown my partner more love and attention, and taken them out for dates every so often.

Dinner together on the finer side
Treating my partner to fancy dinners and experiences.

Show her a life that's all worth while
Making an effort to give my partner the best life possible.

Now I guess I gotta walk an extra mile
I have to work harder to win back my partner's love.

I could beat myself, ahh yeah, oh yeah
I am very angry at myself for the mistakes I made in the relationship.

I'm gonna feel funny out there in the crowd
I will feel embarrassed and ashamed in social situations.

When my friends all ask me, "Where is your woman?"
My friends will inquire about my love life, which will be hard to explain.

"Long time I don't see"
It has been a long time since they last saw my partner.

Now I've got to think fast gotta use my head
I need to come up with a believable explanation quickly.

Give a good story and make sure they buy my version
I will have to invent a convincing story that others will believe.

Of the situation
I will have to come up with a version of events that helps me save face.

All the while I wouldn't lie I'm gonna do this once
I do not normally lie, but under the circumstances, I will have to.

See my reputation sinking in the distance
My reputation will be damaged if the truth comes out.

If they knew the truth that really existed
If people found out the truth of what happened, things would be difficult for me.

Then my little sanity would be wasted
My sanity would be affected if the truth came out.

Now I'm gonna put the blame on the person that told me
I will try to shift the blame to the person who warned me about my partner's infidelity.

They should realize that it's gonna destroy my position
They should have thought about the potential consequences of telling me, such as the effect it could have on my reputation.

Remember I'm a name brand
I have a reputation to uphold and people's opinion of me matters a lot to me.

Though I really want to hear a little news now and then
I do enjoy gossip and hearing what's going on in other people's lives.

This is not what I expect to hear from my friend
I did not expect my friend to tell me about my partner's infidelity, and it came as a shock.

I'm disappointed but now I've got to say
I am upset, but I need to focus on moving forward.

Only if I could turn back the hands of time, oii
I wish I could go back in time and fix my mistakes.

I could show you our love can shine, yeah
I want to prove to my partner that our love can be rekindled and strengthened.

I don't know what I wanna tell you
I am unsure of how to approach my partner and talk to them about what happened.

But I wanna tell you something real, real good now
I want to make a meaningful and authentic apology.

Something to make you wanna shiver
I want to say something that will have a powerful emotional impact.

Ooh hurting inside
Continuing to express emotional pain and turmoil.

Really, really, I could beat myself, oh yeah
I am very hard on myself for what happened in the relationship.

I could beat myself over and over and over again
I am really angry at myself for not treating my partner better and am constantly beating myself up over it.

(You deserve all the loving yeah)
My partner deserves to be treated with love and respect.