The Way It Was Lyrics

I drove through the desert last night
I carried the weight of our last fight
Elvis singing "don't be cruel"
And I wonder if you feel it too
It's like we're going under
Somewhere outside the lonely Esmeralda county line
The question of my heart came to my mind

If I go on
With you by my side
Can it be
The way it was
When we met
Did you forget all about those golden nights?

Maybe a thief stole your heart
Or maybe we just drifted apart
I remember driving
In my daddy's car
To the airfield
Blankey on the hood
Backs against the windshield
Back then this thing was running on
Momentum, love and trust
That paradise is buried in the dust
If I go on
With you by my side
Can it be
The way it was
When we met
Did you forget all about those golden nights?

All of our plans
Have fallen through
Sometimes a dream
It don't come true

Darling!
Darling!
If we go on
Can it be
The way it was
When we met
Did you forget all about them golden nights?

If I go on
With you by my side
Can it be
The way it was

My heart is true
Girl, it's just you
I'm thinking of

Can it be the way it was?

Maybe we stole your heart