Songtexte The Way Things Used To Be - GILBERT O SULLIVAN

I look at your face and I see it's red

You got a lot on your plate than is in your head

You think that money's okay, but it ought to grow on trees

And when I say, why don't you plant a coin?

You say I'm being sarcastic and that you're goin'

See how a silly remark can cause a lot of tears

And people don't know what we're going through

They think if nothing is right, it can't be true

They have an image of us that only they can see

The way things used to be

Used to be, used to be

I look at your heart and I see it's gone

There's nothing beating inside, not even a drum

It doesn't matter, I dare-say, as long as you can breathe

And when I say, is that Beef Wellington?

You say, I've told you, goddammit, bourguignon

See how a silly mistake can cause a lot of grief

And like It or not, it's a sad affair

We never talk anymore, go out anywhere

It's like a different world to the one of you and me

The way things used to be

The way things used to be, used to be

The way things used to be

Not so long ago, when we were young and free

The way things used to be

Not so long ago, you were loving me

Every night and every day, strong in every way

Passion glowing like a fire, burning with desire, whatever happened?

I look at your face 'til I see it's long

You've got one hell of a cheek saying nothing's wrong

You think I like it when friends are reluctant to appear?

And when I say why don't you tell me straight

You say I'm losing my temper and that you hate

See how an over-reaction causes so much fear

And when I get home after being away

You know I've only one thought for the coming day

I wish that in between fighting we could stop and see

The way things used to be