Listening To: When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars

A few weeks ago I mentioned on Facebook that this one of those songs that kinda grows on you.  A very powerful ballad that's got a lot of soul.  When Bruno Mars announced the song via twitter and instagram   he said
"@brunomars - Soon you guys will hear a song I wrote called When I Was Your Man. I've never been this nervous. Can't explain it http://instagr.am/p/SwHf3Yu858/"

And he was right, the song is haunting and full of emotion.  There is also a part of the song that sounds like the coda/outro of his song It Will Rain (another personal favorite.)

On the video above he sings the song live on Jimmy Kimmel's show.  And here are the lyrics if you want to sing along:

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 that it does is just tear me down
Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
And it all just sound like uh, uh, uh

Hmmm too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers and held your hand
Should have 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 is 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 never, never get to clean up the mess I made
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
It all just sounds like uh, uh, uh, uh

Too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers and held your hand
Should have gave all my hours when I had the chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby is 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 loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done when I was your man!
Do all the things I should have done when I was your man!