AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE
Earth, Wind, & Fire - 1979


For awhile, to love was all we could do 
We were young and we knew 
In our eyes were alive 
Deep inside we knew our love was true 
For awhile, we paid no mind to the past 
We knew love would last 
Every night, something right 
Would invite us to begin the day

Something happened along the way 
What used to be happy was sad 
Something happened along the way 
And yesterday was all we had 

And, oh, after the love has gone 
How could you lead me on 
And not let me stay around ? 
Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone 
What used to be right is wrong 
Can love that’s lost be found ? 

For awhile, to love each other with all 
We would ever need 
Love was strong for so long 
Never knew that what was 
Wrong, oh, baby, wasn’t right 
We tried to find what we had 
Till sadness was all we shared 
We were scared 
This affair would lead our love into 

Something happened along the way 
Yesterday was all we had 
Something happened along the way 
What used to be happy is sad 
Something happened along the way 
Yesterday was all we had 
And, oh, after the love has gone 
How could you lead me on 
And not let me stay around ? 
Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone 
What used to be right is wrong 
Can love that’s lost be found ? 

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone 
What used to be right is wrong 
Can love that’s lost be found ?