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英籍非裔創作才女Beverley Knight，在1995年於獨立廠牌推出首張專輯《The B-Funk》，大為驚艷的引起英國節奏藍調/靈魂樂界騷動，連創英國金榜五首暢銷大熱門單曲，在眾多主流大廠搶人風波告一段落，花落EMI音樂集團後，陸續推出個人作品《Prodigal Sista》(1998英國金榜Top42)、《Who I Am》(2002英國金榜Top7)、《Affirmation》(2004英國金榜Top11)，全數獲取金唱片紀錄，水晶音樂獎與全英音樂獎最佳女歌手之提名。

Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda

People say that together we were both sides of the same coin
That we would shine like Venus in a clear night sky
We thought our love could overcome the circumstances
But my ambition wouldn、t allow for compromise

I could see in the distance all the dreams that were clear to me
Every choice that I had to make left you on your own
Somehow the road we started down had split asunder
Too late to realise how far apart we、d grown

How I wish I, wish I、d done a little bit more
Now 、 Shoulda woulda coulda,、 means I、m out of time
Coz 、Shoulda woulda coulda、, can、t change your mind
And I wonder, wonder, wonder what I、m gonna do
、Shoulda woulda coulda、 are the last words of a fool

People ask how it feels to live the kind of life others dream about
I tell them everybody gotta face their highs and their lows
And in my life there、s a love I put aside
Cause I was busy loving something else
So for every little thing you hold on to
You、ve got to let something else go

Fool if I would now forsake the opportunities are fate
I know I、m right where I belong
But sometimes when I、m not so strong I