These Days

Promises are made to be broken

Haven't you heard?

He said he'd never break your heart

Now haven't you learned?

You believed in the words

In all that they meant

Oh, but love is not some popular song

Filled with empty sentiment

That's what passes for love

That's what passes for love these days

It won't take a miracle, darlin'

Just keep it real

This world can make us cynical, darlin'

I know how it feels

You took it to heart

What they said on the screen

Oh, but love is not just playing a part

In some very scripted scene

That's what passes for love

That's what passes for love these days

No one can complete you or make you whole

But love will come to greet you half way

Though the streets are never paved with gold

Promises are made to be broken

Haven't you heard?

He said he'd never break your heart

Now haven't you learned?

You believed in the words

In all that they meant

Oh, but love is not some popular song

Filled with empty sentiment

That's what passes for love

That's what passes for love

That's what passes for love these days