The way it used to be
Lonely table just for oneIn a bright and crowded roomWhile the music has begunI drink to memories in the gloomThough the music's still the sameIt has a bittersweet refrain
So play the song the way it used to beBefore she left and changed it all to sadnessAnd maybe if she's passing by the windowShe will hear a love songAnd a melodyAnd even if the words are not so tenderShe will always rememberThe way it used to be
Friends stop by and say helloAnd I laugh and hide the painIt's quite easy 'til they goThen the song begins again
So play the song the way it used to beBefore she left and changed it all to sadnessAnd maybe if she's passing by the windowShe will hear a love songAnd a melodyAnd even if the words are not so tenderShe will always rememberThe way it used to be