If I thought, 
when you left
that you'd be gone this long
I would have fought,
and maybe kept 
our love going strong

it's no one's fault
but I have regrets
cos I'm the one who's hurt
don't you recall
you can't forget
how you loved me in return

I look around
at all my friends
I'm jealous of the love they know
it brings me down
but I pretend
that my loneliness won't show

well you grew 
and you changed
but my love 
is still the same

Back in the day when you loved me
you never wanted to leave
Back in the day you were happy to hang with me
I still remember the sunshine 
that smile lit up your face
what I wouldn't 
give to get back, 
back in the day
back in the day

I'm looking back
on better
 days
when you were by my side
I went off track
and now I pray
the emptiness subsides

oh you're strong 
and you moved on
but I need you back where you belong

Back in the day when you loved me
you never wanted to leave
Back in the day you were happy to hang with me
I still remember the sunshine 
that smile lit up your face
what I wouldn't 
give to get back, 
back in the day
back in the day

years have passed and
we don't talk about 
the water under the bridge
we had a special bond
and those memories linger on
if love is thicker than water, 
take me back where it is