THE WAY IT USED TO BE
Engelbert Humperdinck

 
Lonely table just for one 
In a bright and crowded room 
While the music has begun 
I drink to memories in the gloom 
Though the music's still the same 
It has a bittersweet refrain 

So play the song the way it used to be 
Before she left and changed it all to sadness 
And maybe if she's passing by the window 
She will hear a love song 
And a melody 
And even if the words are not so tender 
She will always remember 
The way it used to be 

Friends stop by and say hello 
And I laugh and hide the pain 
It's quite easy 'til they go 
Then the song begins again 

So play the song the way it used to be 
Before she left and changed it all to sadness 
And maybe if she's passing by the window 
She will hear a love song 
And a melody 
And even if the words are not so tender 
She will always remember 
The way it used to be