Shoulda Listened

(I) can’t blame nobody but myself.
(I) can’t blame nobody but myself.
I’m stubborn as a mule, did what I wanted to.
(I) can’t blame nobody but myself.
(I) can’t put it on ya, (or) put it on nobody else.

(I) just had to come out West.
(I) just had to come out West.
But you know I thought, thought it was the best.
(I) just had to come out West.
Out in California -- now ev’rything is a mess.

I shoulda listened to you. I shoulda listened to you.
I’m stubborn as a mule, did what I wanted to.
I shoulda listened to you.
I shoulda done, done what you wanted me to.

I shoulda gone on to school. I shoulda gone on to school.
I shoulda studied. Just hangin’ with my buddies.
I shoulda gone on to school.
Now you know I’m sittin’. Sittin’ here just like a fool.