Shoulda Neva
Natasha Thomas Lyrics


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Neva shoulda let you tell me
That you were never gonna leave, no never
That you were gonna be the only
The only one for me forever
You said you wanted me but baby
I saw you on the side with another
I love you but you, you can't expect
Me to forget
I can't keep forgiving you
For all you do, for leavin' me
All the times I waited up for you
Almost every night
Your never noticed me
I shoulda known much better

I shoulda never let you be my man, baby
I shoulda never let you hold my hand
Now I know that
I shoulda never givin you a chance, baby
I shoulda never let you
I shoulda never let you
I shoulda never let you
You never gave a damn

Said you'd never let me be lonely
But I waited all alone
Where the hell were you
Told me so many things
I thought that we
We were gonna be so spectacular
Never shoulda let you step to me
I should have known better than to be with you
It doesn't matter the least that you apologized
I can't keep fogivin' you for all you do
For leavin' me
All the times I waited up for you
Almost every night
You never noticed me
I shoulda known much better

Did you ever think about me
Everything you expected me to be
Everthing you did to me
No you never gave a damn
Always runnin' round with some nasty thing
Fake hair pair a tight ass jeans
Did you ever think of me
No you never gave a damn
Now what did you think I was gonna be ok
When your always playin' me
Come on get serious
No you never gave a damn
Boy you didn't have to be this way with me




Stop tellin me you're the one for me
You never, you never gave a damn

Overall Meaning

The first verse establishes the betrayal and disappointment that the singer feels, having been promised that the person she loved would never leave her. She believed that she was the only one for him and that he loved her, but it turns out that he was cheating on her with someone else. Despite admitting that she loves him, she cannot continue forgiving him for his infidelity and the many times he has hurt her, leaving her waiting up for him almost every night without any acknowledgement of her feelings. The chorus echoes her regret for giving him a chance in the first place, holding his hand and being with him. She blames herself for not seeing his true intentions and for letting him treat her badly, realizing that he never really cared about her.


The second verse of the song is an angry response to the first, with the singer accusing her former lover of being selfish and inconsiderate of her feelings. He promised her that he would never let her be lonely, but he never took the time to be with her. She believed that they would have a wonderful relationship together, but he shattered those expectations by stepping out on her with other women. She recognizes that she should have known better than to be with him, but his apologies are not enough to make up for the hurt he has caused her. The bridge of the song asks him if he ever thought about her, and everything she did for him. However, she knows that he never gave a damn about her and was always running around with other women.


Line by Line Meaning

Neva shoulda let you tell me
I shouldn't have allowed you to convince me


That you were never gonna leave, no never
You promised me you'd never leave, but that's not true


That you were gonna be the only
You made me believe you were the only one for me


The only one for me forever
You led me to believe that you'd be the perfect match for me always


You said you wanted me but baby
You expressed a desire for me but...


I saw you on the side with another
... I saw you with somebody else.


I love you but you, you can't expect
Although I love you, it's unreasonable...


Me to forget
...for me to forget what you've done.


I can't keep forgiving you
It's not possible for me to continue to forgive you


For all you do, for leavin' me
I've had enough of your behavior, especially leaving me behind


All the times I waited up for you
I stayed up countless nights waiting for you


Almost every night
It felt like it was every night


Your never noticed me
You never paid attention to me


I shoulda known much better
I should have been aware and not been blinded by my love for you


I shoulda never let you be my man, baby
It's a mistake I never should have made, letting you be my partner


I shoulda never let you hold my hand
Even holding your hand was something I should have never done


Now I know that
I've come to realize that you're not the person I want to be with


I shoulda never givin you a chance, baby
I shouldn't have given you the opportunity to be in my life


I shoulda never let you
I shouldn't have allowed you to do anything to me


You never gave a damn
You never cared about my feelings


Said you'd never let me be lonely
You promised to never leave me alone


But I waited all alone
I was alone while you were with someone else


Where the hell were you
I have no idea where you were or what you were doing


Told me so many things
You made me believe in so many things


I thought that we
I believed that we had something special


We were gonna be so spectacular
I thought we had it all and would be amazing together


Never shoulda let you step to me
I shouldn't have let you approach me


I should have known better than to be with you
I should have been more aware of your true nature before becoming involved with you


It doesn't matter the least that you apologized
Your apologies have become meaningless to me


Did you ever think about me
Did I ever cross your mind?


Everything you expected me to be
Did you expect me to be a certain way?


Everthing you did to me
Did you consider the things you did to me?


No you never gave a damn
You never cared


Always runnin' round with some nasty thing
You were always chasing after someone else


Fake hair pair a tight ass jeans
You were attracted to people for superficial reasons


Now what did you think I was gonna be ok
Did you really think I'd be alright with everything you were doing?


When your always playin' me
When you're constantly manipulating me?


Come on get serious
You need to be honest and stop fooling around


Boy you didn't have to be this way with me
You didn't have to treat me this way


Stop tellin me you're the one for me
You need to stop pretending that you are the one I need


You never, you never gave a damn
You never cared about me




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