Ashanti

The Way That I Love You

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The Way That I Love You Lyrics

After all of the times that we've tried, I found out we were living a lie;
And after all of this love that we made, I know now you don't love me the same...
The way that I love you (the way that I love you)
The way that I love you (the way that I love you)
The way that I love you (the way that I love you)

I woke up kinda early today,
And something told me from that moment, it wouldn't be the same;
It felt like you were hiding something,
But I didn't push it, I didn't complain or say nothin';
I tried to act like I didn't see it,
'Cause deep down, I knew I didn't want to believe it;
But there it was, it was you and her:
You left your Sidekick on the nightstand, and I read
Everything you did, and everything you said,
And now I'm standing here looking like, "Damn..."
I thought it was you and I...
Now I all I got to say is "Why?"

I notice now, that when I'm around,
You be tryin' to lock the door, whispering on the phone;
Now, wait a minute; since we been in this house,
You ain't never did this before; Tell me, what's this about?
I tried to sit and say to myself,
"This here is too good; he don't want nothing else"
But there it was, it was you and her:
You left your credit card receipt inside the Beamer;
Read everything you bought her, and everything you spending,
Now I'm standing here, once again;
I thought it was you and I...
Now all I have to say is "Why?"

After all of the times that we've tried, I found out we were living a lie;
And after all of this love that we made, I found out you don't love me the same...
The way that I love you (the way that I love you)
The way that I love you (the way that I love you)
The way that I love you (the way that I love you)

You lied... you lied... oh why, oh why?
Yes, Why'd you have to lie to me?
Why'd you have to lie to me?
Why'd you have to lie to me?
Why?

After all of the times that we've tried, I found out we were living a lie;
And after all of this love that we made, I know now you don't love me the same...
The way that I love you (the way that I loved you)
The way that I love you (the way that I loved you)
The way that I love you (the way that I loved you)

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iantuition On Feb 14, 2008

I woke up kinda early today, 
And something told me from that moment, it wouldn't be the same;
It felt like you were hiding something,
But I didn't push it, I didn't complain or say nothin';
I tried to act like I didn't see it,
'Cause deep down, I knew I didn't want to believe it;
But there it was, it was you and her:
You left your Sidekick on the nightstand, and I read
Everything you did, and everything you said,
And now I'm standing here looking like, "Damn..."
I thought it was you and I...
Now I all I got to say is "Why?"

You lied... you lied... oh why, oh why?
Yes, Why'd you have to lie to me?
Why'd you have to lie to me?
Why'd you have to lie to me?
Why?

After all of the times that we've tried, I found out we were living a lie;
And after all of this love that we made, I know now you don't love me the same...
The way that I love you (the way that I loved you)
The way that I love you (the way that I loved you)
The way that I love you (the way that I loved you)

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2008-02-14 22:23:55

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by darkanj3l

18y ago

Amazing voice in this one! Feeling the song atm, it's about finding out that the love of your life had cheated on you, and finally coming to terms with it.

Ashanti always sensed that something was wrong in the relationship but did not want to admit it, but reality finally hits her in a big BANG! This song portrays all the hurt and confusion upon discovering that their love wasn't true. "you lied... you lied...oh why, oh why?"

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by JesusismineXDomRox

18y ago

Her voice is amzing in this, i've listened to this song so many times i really love this song i totally agree with you^^darkanj3l

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by nelpy

18y ago

this song is SOOOO GREAT.the lyrics is AMAZING and darkanj3l i agree with you so much nicely said buddy

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