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 our love song

and the 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

huh, 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 our love song

and the melody

And even if the words

are not so tender

she will always remember

the way it used to be...