That’s the Way It Is (That’s the Way It Was)

That’s the way it was
Yesterday when we were lovers
I held out my hand
And you vowed that you
Would never turn to another

That’s the way it was
Promises were made through kisses
That everlasting love disappeared, disappeared, disappeared
Into lonely days and empty time
And the love we had
Stays on my mind, Stays on my mind, Stays on my mind

That’s the way it is
Ever since you made your mind up
Everything that was anything to me is gone
And I'm so lonely

That’s the way it is
A love that's cold as last December
These hands once knew the touch of you
Now we're through
Oh, but I still remember

I remember how it was
But that’s the way it is
When you've lost the one you love
Yeah, that’s the way it is

Oh, that’s the way love is

Hmm, oh baby
You will never know
I love you more than anything else
I sit around remembering
How you used to hold me
Ooo wee baby
How you used to tell me
That you loved me baby
That's how it is
Ever since you left baby
That's how it is