Listen to That's the Way It Should Have Begun (But It's Hopeless) online. That's the Way It Should Have Begun (But It's Hopeless) is an English language song and is sung by Erland And The Carnival. That's the Way It Should Have Begun (But It's Hopeless), from the album Closing Time, was released in the year 2014. The duration of the song is 4:03. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.