Jackie picked up the pieces of him,
To put his puzzle back together,
Tying a tourniquet to his wounds,
She should have been saying goodbye.

Thomas studied infrared
And saw right through his children,
Now his vision's getting dim,
He should have been taking notes.

Rob slumped over the steering wheel
After he mailed the alimony,
He waited for his mother to find him,
He should have been searching himself.

It's far too late to fix this now,
Can't save the things we've done,
We should have been here then...

Megan was a tomboy,
She grew to marry well,
He broke her heirloom china,
She should have been in his arms instead.

John was advertising,
And almost got his product sold,
They shut him up with a silencer,
He should have seen the irony.

Milton left her messages,
He wasn't coming home,
He promised he would always love her,
He should have been saying his prayers.

It's far too early to reminisce,
Can't get wisdom from yesterday,
We should have been there now...