Lyrics When I Was Your Man

Bruno Mars song When I Was Your Man reflects on a past love and the regret of not treating the loved one better. Mars was inspired by his own missteps in past relationships.

 Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same
When our friends talk about you all it does is just tear me down
Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name

It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize

That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand
Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man

My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I'll never, never get to clean up the mess I made ooh
And that haunts me every time I close my eyes

It all just sounds like ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh
Mmm too young, too dumb to realize

That I should've bought you flowers and held your hand
Shoulda gave you all my hours when I had the chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby's dancing, but she's dancing with another man

Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know

I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
Take you to every party cause I remember how much you love to dance
Do all the things I should've done when I was your man
Do all the things I should've done when I was your man