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[Intro]
   


[Verse 1]
            
Do you remembe

             
r once upon a 

     
time - when yo

      
u were mine?
             
The stars abov

              
e were bright 

        
and new. I pul

          
led them down 

   
for you.


[Bridge]
        
But when I fel

           
l in love agai

n.
            
You said that 

              
all good thing

          
s must end


[Chorus]
       
Baby,    that'

              
s just the way

           
 it is, baby
        
Baby,  that's 

              
just the way i

        
t is, baby


[Verse 2]
            
I've never had

             
 a hand for so

       
litaire - it's

  
 so unfair.
           
If I should ha

              
ve my chance a

        
nd lose? I fee

       
l like I've be

en used
        
to help you th

             
rough another 

            
night, you spe

             
lled it out in

       
 black and whi

te


[Chorus]
       
Baby,    that'

              
s just the way

           
 it is, baby
        
Baby,  that's 

              
just the way i

        
t is, baby


[Verse 3]
            
The tides that

            
 once had carr

         
ied you away, 

         
they bring you

       
 back today.
           
The time has w

              
ashed away my 

        
pain, I find t

       
hat things hav

e changed
        
and disappeare

             
d without a tr

            
ace.You can't 

              
get back what 

         
you've erased


[Chorus]
      
Baby,    that'

              
s just the way

        
 it is, baby
      
Baby,  that's 

              
just the way i

        
t is, baby