JIM DIAMOND - I SHOULD HAVE KHOWN BETTER

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

JIM DIAMOND

SONGWRITERS: Graham Lyle & Jim Diamond

COUNTRY: U. K/SCOTLAND

ALBUM: DOUBLE CROSSED

LABEL: A & M RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 1985

Double Crossed was Jim Diamond's solo début album in 1985. The album featured Diamond's first three solo singles "I Should Have Known Better", "I Sleep Alone at Night" and "Remember I Love You". The album was dedicated to Diamond's father who had recently died. Diamond would later write "Hi Ho Silver" as a tribute song to his father. "Hi Ho Silver" was featured on Diamond's second solo álbum Desire For Freedom. The album was reissued on 23 March 2009 through Cherry Pop Records.

James Aaron "Jim" Diamond (28 September 1951 – 8 October 2015) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" (1982), as the lead singer in the trio PhD, with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom No.1 in 1984. The third track was the theme song from Boon, "Hi Ho Silver" which reached No.5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986. He has also featured as a vocalist on the charity No.1s "You'll Never Walk Alone" with The Crowd and "Let It Be" with Ferry Aid. His last UK chart success was with "Young Love (Carry Me Away)" in 1986.

And I should have known better to lie with one as beautiful as you.

Yeah, I should have known better to take a chance on ever losing you.

But I thought you'd understand, can you forgive me?

I saw you walking by the other day.

I know that you saw me, you turned away and I was lost.

You see: I've never loved no one as much as you.

I've fooled around but tell me now just who is hurting who?

And I should have known better to lie with one as beautiful as you. ...

I should have known better to take a chance on ever losing you

But I thought you'd understand, can you forgive me?

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I

should have known better,

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I

should have known better.

It's true, I took our love for granted all along.

And trying to explain where I went wrong, I just don't known.

I cry but tears don't seem to help me carry on.

Now there is no chance you'll come back home, got too much pride.

And I should have known better to lie with one as beautiful as you. ...

I should have known better to take a chance on ever losing you

But I thought you'd understand, can you forgive me?

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I love you,

I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I love you.

No-no-no-no-no-no I love you!

No-no-no-no-no-no, yeah!

And I should have known better to lie with one as beautiful as you.