Earth, Wind & Fire – After the Love Has Gone
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Verse 1
For awhile, to love was all we could doWe were young and we knewIn our eyes, we're aliveDeep inside, we knew our love was trueFor awhile, we paid no mind to the pastWe knew love would lastEvery night, something rightWould invite us to begin the dayPre-Chorus
Something happened along the wayWhat used to be happy is sadSomething happened along the wayAnd yesterday was all we hadChorus
And, oh, after the love has goneHow could you lead me onAnd not let me stay around?Oh, oh, oh, after the love has goneWhat used to be right is wrongCan love that's lost be found?Verse 2
For awhile, to love each other with allWe would ever needLove was strong for so longNever knew that what was wrongOh, baby, wasn't rightWe tried to find what we had'Til sadness was all we sharedWe were scaredThis affair would lead our love in twoPre-Chorus
Something happened along the wayYesterday was all we hadSomething happened along the wayWhat used to be happy is sadSomething happened along the wayOh, and yesterday was all we hadChorus
And, oh, after the love has goneHow could you lead me onAnd not let me stay around?Oh, oh, oh, after the love has goneWhat used to be right is wrongCan love that's lost be found?What the song means
A couple experiences the painful dissolution of their relationship. Once deeply in love and certain of their bond, they gradually drift apart without understanding why. The singer questions whether love that has faded can ever be recovered, expressing both heartbreak and confusion over the transformation from happiness to sadness.
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lead me on — give false hope; deceive someone romantically
The singer feels the partner made promises or suggestions about staying together that weren't genuine.