When I Was Your Man

When I Was Your Man performed by Rosita and Elmo at the Washington D.C stage.

Transcript

Elmo: But now everybody but now maybe Elmo and Rosita sing a really, really special song.

Rosita: Really?

Elmo: Previt!

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.

Rosita and Elmo: uh, uh, uh.

Elmo: Hmmm too young, too dumb to,

Rosita and Elmo: realize.

Elmo: 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. Sing, Rosita.

Rosita: hmm?

Elmo: Now Elmo can sing it. Ok.

Rosita: 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.

Rosita and Elmo: uh, uh, uh, uh.

Elmo: 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. Sing it together!

Rosita and Elmo: Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong. Elmo: Oh, I know I'm probably much too late

To try and apologize for my mistakes

But I just want you to,

Rosita and Elmo: know.

Elmo: I hope he buys you flowers.

Rosita and Elmo: 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! Elmo: Yay!

Gordon: Yay! Good job Elmo and Rosita from Sesame Street! Yay give a big hand!