You Should've Been There Lyrics - Marshall Crenshaw

You should've been there as the sun went down 

Colors ran all across the ground 

Then a thousand stars were spinning all around 

Do you care? You should've been there 

I saved you place right by my side 

And waited there in the candlelight 

But the only friend I had in sight was an empty chair 

You should've been there 

Ran into some people we used to know 

They were going somewhere I didn't want to go 

So I kept on waiting for just a little bit more 

Not getting anywhere, you should've been there 

Then I thought I saw you walking by into town 

Into the crowd I went chasing you down 

When I grabbed your arm she spun around 

A stranger glared, you should've been there 

You should've been there 

There's always so much to see in this old town 

Don't you agree? 

But then again I never said I'd be anywhere 

You should've been there 

I saved you a place right by my side 

And waited there in the candlelight 

But the only friend I had in sight was an empty chair 

You should've been there 

Ran into some people we used to know 

They were going somewhere I didn't want to go 

So I kept on waiting for just a little bit more 

Not getting anywhere, you should've been there