Everything's cool, yeah
It's all gonna be okay, yeah
And I know,
Maybe I'll even
Laugh about it someday

But not today, no
Cause I don't feel so good
I'm tangled up inside
My heart is on my sleeve
Tomorrow is a mystery to me

And it might be wonderful
It might be magical
It might be everything I've waited for,
A miracle
Oh, and even if I fall in love again
With someone new
It could never be the way I loved you

Letting you go is
Making me feel so cold, yeah
And I've been trying to make
Believe it doesn't hurt

But that makes it worse, yeah
See, I'm a wreck inside
My tongue is tied and my
Whole body feels so weak
The future may be all I really need

And it might be wonderful
It might be magical
It might be everything I've waited for,
A miracle
Oh, and even if I fall in love again
With someone new
It could never be the way I loved you

Like a first love,
The one and only true love
Wasn't it written all over my face, yeah
I loved you like you loved me (oh)
Like something pure and holy
Like something that can never be replaced

And it was be wonderful,
It was magical,
It was everything I've waited for,
A miracle
And if I should ever fall in love again
With someone new
Oh, It could never be the way
No, It will never be the way
I loved you


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The Way I Loved You Lyrics as written by Rob Wells Shelly Peiken

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    i freakin love this song. it is exactly how i feel about my first love. i always think exactly what the corus says. im not kidding. ive said the same words to myself over and over. about how i might fall in love again but it wont be the same as him.

    flipperalex95on September 28, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation

    She was in a relationship with someone, then it ended.

    & she's moved on, But she's saying that even if she falls in love with someone more than she loved him It will never be the same because, it's just not him.

    It's a lovely song.

    oxconversexoon October 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    this is exactly how i feel about a certain guy:) its like even though ive found someone else that even better, i still can't let go of the first guy:(

    illbefamous8653on December 03, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    I can relate soo much!

    megz227on March 12, 2011   Link
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    Selena this song Is how I do feel in a girlfriend like you besides you do love my heart like I'm doing for your ❤ after we do trust and respect each other I have been faithful and truthful to u most of all u are so happy to see me at your concert in Dallas I have your 9 messages how u feel about me and watching me of baylor and channel 10 news u are important to my heart and my health u did call me cute and noble your love is real to me how much I do care about it

    clint11219on April 29, 2017   Link

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