spoken oh oh etc i remember how you used to wait by the phone counting every minute that i was gone and you used to call me sweet things in the morning light you would love me so tender each every night lately you ve got so much to do and you re never at home by the time i get to see you you need your time alone i m too afraid to ask you but i need to know is this the way love goes say it isn t so is this the way love goes or is this the way love goes right before my eyes wearing a disguise i need to know is this the way love goes staring at the photograph of you and i in a frame when i blink my eyes you start to fade away oh i recall that day in fall and all the things you said all of the promises that you never kept lately you ve got so much to do and you re never at home when i finally get to see you you need your time alone i ve been too afraid to ask you but i need to know is this the way love goes say it isn t so is this the way love goes is this the way love goes right before my eyes wearing a disguise i need to know is this the way is this the way love goes oh everyone needs a love they can count on i m the kind of man who needs to know exactly where i stand oh oh is this the way is this the way love goes oh oh oh got to find a way i hope n pray this ain t the way love goes how can we make it right here tonight come on baby is this the way right before my eyes whats this disguise is this the way love goes fade out 