The Way You Loved Me Then

[Instrumental Intro] [A smooth Motown groove opens with a bassline, steady drums, and warm strings. A soulful guitar riff joins, setting a nostalgic yet uplifting tone.] [Verse 1] I remember the days when your eyes would shine, Every look you gave felt like it was mine. The world stood still when you held my hand, Now I’m reaching for something I don’t understand. [Pre-Chorus] The way you laughed, the way you’d smile, It made everything feel worthwhile. But now those moments feel so far away, I’m left with the shadows of yesterday. [Chorus] Oh, I miss the way you loved me then, When your heart was open, and I was your friend. Now the love we had is slipping away, But I’ll keep holding on to those yesterdays. [Instrumental Break] [A soulful horn section rises, joined by swirling strings, carrying the bittersweet nostalgia into the next verse.] [Verse 2] The songs we sang, they still play in my mind, But the rhythm is off, and the melody’s blind. I see your face in every dream I find, But it fades with the morning, leaving me behind. [Pre-Chorus] The way you danced, the way you’d call, It felt like I had it all. But now I’m standing in the pouring rain, Waiting for love to come back again. [Chorus] Oh, I miss the way you loved me then, When your heart was open, and I was your friend. Now the love we had is slipping away, But I’ll keep holding on to those yesterdays. [Bridge] [Soft, heartfelt vocal delivery over a stripped-back piano and strings.] If I could turn back time, I’d make you see, The way your love meant the world to me. But now the spark has turned to ash, And all I feel is the weight of the past. [Chorus] [With more intensity, building to a climactic final refrain.] Oh, I miss the way you loved me then, When your heart was open, and I was your friend. Now the love we had is slipping away, But I’ll keep holding on to those yesterdays. [Outro] [The music slows, focusing on the vocal with soft piano and strings.] I’ll keep holding on, through the joy and the pain, Hoping someday, I’ll feel that love again. The way you loved me then... [Instrumental Outro] [A gentle fade with strings, guitar, and horns, leaving an air of bittersweet longing.]