The Way We Were Song

The Way We Were

I see your coat still by the door
Your footprints on the hallway floor
The clock still ticks, the kettle sings
But you’re not here for any of these things

I close my eyes and there you are
Laughing underneath the stars
Frozen smiles in picture frames
The world was softer when you came
Though you're gone, you're never far
You live inside my favorite part
Of who I am, of who you were—
The way we were

The radio plays your favorite song
I hum the tune and sing along
A thousand yesterdays remain
Etched in joy and touched by pain

I close my eyes and there you are
Laughing underneath the stars
Frozen smiles in picture frames
The world was softer when you came
Though you're gone, you're never far
You live inside my favorite part
Of who I am, of who you were—
The way we were

I don’t need time to heal or mend
I just need to remember when
The world was slow, the sky was clear
And I could feel you standing near

I close my eyes and there you are
A light, a love, a guiding star
You left your song in every room
It plays beneath the silent moon
Though you're gone, you're never far
You live inside my favorite part
Of who I am, of who you were—
The way we were