Lyrics

How Love Goes
Words and music by Alice Fraleigh (ASCAP) and Peter Vantine (ASCAP). Copyright © 2006

Verse 1
First a look turned into interest
But pretty soon we both knew that this
Thing we had was more that just attraction
But now that the excitement?s hist?ry
I?m bugging you and you don?t give me
Reasons to continue my affection

A fantasy illusion controlled my heart and mind
But reality will fix that every time

Chorus
If this is how love goes, then maybe I?d rather be lonely
If this is my dream, then someone wake me from my sleep
If this is an answer to a wish then I might never wish again
If this is how love goes, I might let it go without me

Verse 2
Now this is only my opinion
Romance is only great ?til someone
Says too much or wants too much of something
Then little things just irritate us
We start to think our first mistake was
Not running away at the beginning

My fairytale bubble has finally burst
Will I bail or will you go first?

Chorus
If this is how love goes, then maybe I?d rather be lonely
If this is my dream, then someone wake me from my sleep
If this is an answer to a wish then I might never wish again
If this is how love goes, I might let it go without me

Bridge
I don?t really want to believe that this is the way things are destined to be
I just want us to feel the way we did when things were new
I shouldn?t give up too easily ?cause this ever-after could go happily
But right now giving up?s a tempting thing to do

Instrumental

Chorus
If this is how love goes, then maybe I?d rather be lonely
If this is my dream, then someone wake me from my sleep
If this is an answer to a wish then I might never wish again
If this is how love goes...

If this is how love goes, then maybe I?d rather be lonely
If this is my dream, then someone wake me from my sleep
If this is an answer to a wish then I might never wish again
If this is how love goes, I might let it go without me
I might let it go without me
I might let it go without me