I Shoulda Known Better Phil Ochs

"I Shoulda Known Better" by Phil Ochs, released in 1966, is a #Folk song reflecting themes of regret and disillusionment in love. The lyrics convey a sense of introspection and the pain of realizing one's mistakes. Ochs' poignant storytelling and acoustic style resonate with the 1960s counterculture, highlighting personal and social issues.

[Intro]
This is Eric Andersen up here again
I'm Phil, he's Don
Um, I'd like, I wanted to bring him up here to do one thing
Which is very much out of character with this whole program
What's that?
It's a song—
Since this is a songwriter's hoot
I'd like to do a song by the two most successful songwriters in the world
Paul McCartney and John Lennon
No rel—
Okay, no relation

[Verse 1]
So I should have known better with a girl like you
That I would love everything that you do
And I do, hey hey hey, and I do

[Verse 2]
So I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me
Can't you see, can't you see?

[Chorus]
That when I tell you that I love you, oh
You're gonna say you love me too, oh
And when I ask you to be mine
You're gonna say you love me too

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