Not the Way It Used to Be Lyrics

I still catch echoes of your laughter

In a faded photograph

We promised forever, but time slipped faster

Leaving me with shadows of our past

I thought we'd keep on going

But I'm watching us unwind

A distant voice still knowing

I'm stuck on what we left behind

We had it all, then lost it all

The pieces scattered on the floor

Trying so hard not to let you go

But it's not the way it used to be anymore

I hear your words in every quiet moment

Yet they only make me stray

We got tangled in our worn-out footsteps

Now I'm stepping on the memories we frayed

I wish I found the answers

Before it all fell through

But now the weight of distance

Is pulling me away from you

We had it all, then lost it all

Trapped in stories we outgrew

I'm sorry if it hurts to know

It's just not the way it used to be with you

You never had to walk away, I just needed you to fight

I tried to hold on longer, but nothing felt quite right

We both got used to easy words that used to ease the pain

We never learned to change ourselves—we only changed our names

We had it all, then lost it all

Fell from where we used to stand

Trying so hard to understand

Why it's not the way it used to be

Oh, it's not the way it used to be

We had it all, then lost it all

Fell from where we used to stand

Trying so hard to understand

Why it's not the way it used to be

Oh, it's not the way it used to be