HOW WAS I TO KNOW Writers: Mitch Stephen / Ashe Underwood [verse] Wouldn’t you know it I’d go and blow it First time it mattered to me Instead of sayin’ “Baby please stay” I said “Go on and leave” It's over and done There’s no regrets How wrong can one man be [chorus] How was I to know My heart would be this broken And how was I to know I’d still see you goin’ in my mind And every time I find someone new How was I to know It should’ve been you [verse] Every morning Without warning You’re mem’ry comes sneakin’ in It's gettin’ stronger And lasting longer Than I thought, but then again Why am I surprised It turned out that I lied When I said I’d be perfectly ok [chorus] How was I to know My heart would be this broken And how was I to know The words I left unspoken Would haunt my mind And every time I find someone new How was I to know It should’ve been you [bridge] I wonder what you’d say If I showed up someday Out of the blue and said “Baby, how was I to know” “Oh Baby I want you to know It should’ve been you [verse] Wouldn’t you know it I’d go and blow it First time it mattered to me