He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Sure I've been in love a time or two
But in the end I still chose you
No one could ever make me feel this way
That's why it's killing me what we're going through
I somehow thought 'tween me and you
Our love would stand the test of time
And never, ever fade
But we're not making love no more
We're not even trying to change
Tell me how it slips away
Does it ever stay the same?
We don't even talk no more
We've ran out of words to say
Tell me it don't have to change
Won't it ever stay the same?
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Girl I know that things aren't going right
But don't you think it deserves a fight?
A love like ours don't happen everyday
And we're losing it right as we speak
And if we don't wake up, it's a memory
A time gone past, a love that sailed away
But we're not making love no more
We're not even trying to change
Tell me how it slips away
Does it ever stay the same?
And we don't even talk no more
We've ran out of words to say (we're running out of words to say)
Tell me it don't have to change (no it, don't have to be changed)
Won't it ever stay the same?
I dream of lovers past and
I see a girl so sad 'cause
She lost the only man she loved
He went away
Well it's not too late for us
To change
But we're not making love no more (we're not making love, no)
We're not even trying to change (not even trying to change)
Tell me how it slips away (been trying to change, been trying to change, baby)
Does it ever stay the same
We don't even talk no more
We've ran out of words to say (we used to be best friends)
Tell me it don't have to change (it don't even have to change, have to change)
Won't it ever stay the same? (free will, let me say it)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (said whoa-whhoa-whoa-whoa)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (said whoa-whhoa-whoa-whoa)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (hey, hey)
Does it ever stay the same?
Oh, oh, oh, oh (sometimes, I get a little lonely)
Oh, oh, oh, oh ('cause I remember)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (things you said to me, Sisqó)
Does it ever stay the same?
We're not making love no more (I'll always be there for you)
We're not even trying to change (I will wipe your tears for you)
Tell me how it slips away (I can't slip away)
Does it ever stay the same?
We don't even talk no more (no more, no more)
We've ran out of words to say (we ran out of words to say)
But in the end I still chose you
No one could ever make me feel this way
That's why it's killing me what we're going through
I somehow thought 'tween me and you
Our love would stand the test of time
And never, ever fade
But we're not making love no more
We're not even trying to change
Tell me how it slips away
Does it ever stay the same?
We don't even talk no more
We've ran out of words to say
Tell me it don't have to change
Won't it ever stay the same?
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Girl I know that things aren't going right
But don't you think it deserves a fight?
A love like ours don't happen everyday
And we're losing it right as we speak
And if we don't wake up, it's a memory
A time gone past, a love that sailed away
But we're not making love no more
We're not even trying to change
Tell me how it slips away
Does it ever stay the same?
And we don't even talk no more
We've ran out of words to say (we're running out of words to say)
Tell me it don't have to change (no it, don't have to be changed)
Won't it ever stay the same?
I dream of lovers past and
I see a girl so sad 'cause
She lost the only man she loved
He went away
Well it's not too late for us
To change
But we're not making love no more (we're not making love, no)
We're not even trying to change (not even trying to change)
Tell me how it slips away (been trying to change, been trying to change, baby)
Does it ever stay the same
We don't even talk no more
We've ran out of words to say (we used to be best friends)
Tell me it don't have to change (it don't even have to change, have to change)
Won't it ever stay the same? (free will, let me say it)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (said whoa-whhoa-whoa-whoa)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (said whoa-whhoa-whoa-whoa)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (hey, hey)
Does it ever stay the same?
Oh, oh, oh, oh (sometimes, I get a little lonely)
Oh, oh, oh, oh ('cause I remember)
Oh, oh, oh, oh (things you said to me, Sisqó)
Does it ever stay the same?
We're not making love no more (I'll always be there for you)
We're not even trying to change (I will wipe your tears for you)
Tell me how it slips away (I can't slip away)
Does it ever stay the same?
We don't even talk no more (no more, no more)
We've ran out of words to say (we ran out of words to say)
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We're Not Making Love No More Lyrics as written by Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
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