By Lee Ann Womack Tabbed By Larry Mofle [email protected] 5/1/2005 (to match recording) I guess he?s working late again I don?t need to wonder where he is But I do He oughta know that by now I know his job takes a lot of him There?s not much left for him to give But I need more He oughta know that by now It?s not like he?s gotta read my mind To know what I?m feeling after all this time It?s just too hard to hold onto what is never around He oughta know that by now He used to promise soon things would change It?s been years and it?s still the same And that hurts He oughta know that by now I?ve grown so used to being alone Couldn?t be much worse if I were gone And in a way I am He oughta know that by now Chorus Guitar/mandolin break Heartache and coffee at midnight motel Leavin? him was hard as hell But I did He oughta know that by now I didn?t try to explain No good-bye underneath my ring That was all I left He oughta know that by now That was all I left And he oughta know that by now