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Could've Been (feat. Bryson Tiller)

H.E.R.

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

H.E.R.

Vocals

Bryson Tiller

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

David Harris

Songwriter

Dernst Emile II

Dernst Emile II

Songwriter

Hue Strother

Songwriter

Gabriella Wilson

Gabriella Wilson

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Miki Tsutsumi

Recording Engineer

Jaron Bozeman

Assistant Engineer

Bill Zimmerman

Additional Producer

Phil Tan

Mixing Engineer

Dave Kutch

Mastering Engineer

David Harris

Additional Producer

Dernst Emile II

Dernst Emile II

Producer

Hue Strother

Co-Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Please, allow me to show you something

[Verse 1]

Somebody give me, yeah

Somebody give me, uh

Somebody tell me the answers

Me and you isn't the answer, uh

Me and you isn't

Maybe I'm tellin' myself that

But there ain't nothin' that'll change that

What good would it be

If I knew how you felt about me? (Yeah)

[PreChorus]

It could've been right but I was wrong

Only think 'bout you when I'm alone

Part of me that cared inside, it's gone

And I know, that I can't get caught up

[Chorus]

We could've been

And we tried to pretend

Every now and again

We don't dream about, don't think about what

We could've been

Though I'm holding again

'Cause I know in the end

You dream about, I think about what

We could've been

We could've been

We could've, damn

[Verse 2]

Remember?

Remember the night in Miami?

First time you put your arms around me

I'm up reminiscin' (Mm, yeah)

Thinking 'bout you isn't helping

Thinking 'bout you doesn't tell me

What good it would do

If I decide to face the truth

[PreChorus]

It could've been right but I was wrong

Only think 'bout you when I'm alone

You only hit me up when she's not home

And that's why, I can't get caught up

[Chorus]

We could've been

And we tried to pretend

Every now and again

We don't dream about, don't think about what

We could've been (Oh, yeah)

Though I'm holding again

'Cause I know in the end

You dream about, I think about what

We could've been

We could've been

We could've

We could've been

What we could've been

We could've been

[Chorus]

We could've been

Yeah, we

We could've been

[Bridge]

Aye

What we could've been

What we should've been

If I wasn't, if I wasn't

With somebody, if you gotta hide it, what's the point of trying?

I ain't just your friend, no, what's the point of lying?

Tryna sell a story, ain't nobody buyin'

Look me in my eyes, don't that feel nice?

Why should it end? Baby, I could've been

I could've been him, more than your friend

Just say where and when, where to make a trip

Baby, make a wish, be the one I'm with

Should've been a, should've, could've, would have been, aye

Yeah, I would have been (Damn)

Yeah, I would have been

[Outro]

Damn, damn

Yeah, we could've been, oh no

Written by: David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, H.E.R., Hue "SoundzFire" Strother

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