[Verse 1]
Ten years and I still know
Every little thing about you
Every time you walk in
I still feel it like I used to
We got too close to call it nothing
Too scared to call it more
So I kept waiting on a feeling
You were never waiting for
[Pre-Chorus]
Slowly, I started realizing
You were never gonna feel the same
I kept holding onto something
That you already walked away from
You gave yourself a reason
To never have to think about me anymore
And I’m still standing here wondering
[Chorus]
How did I love you for so long, so long?
When you never felt the same all along
How did I give you every part of me
When you were never gonna give it back to me?
Now I’m letting go, letting go, ooh-ooh
Even though you’re still the one I want
How did I love you for so long, so long?
When you could never love me back
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
So long
So long
[Verse 2]
Maybe I should’ve known better
Maybe I just wanted it to work
‘Cause every time you got close
I forgot about the hurt
You could say we’re only friends
And maybe that’s all we’ll ever be
But tell me why it still feels like
There’s something you won’t say to me
[Pre-Chorus]
Slowly, I’m starting to accept it
Even if I don’t wanna let it go
I spent too many years hoping
You’d wake up and finally know
That I would’ve stayed beside you
Through every version of yourself
But I can’t make you love me
No matter how long I wait
[Chorus]
How did I love you for so long, so long?
When you never felt the same all along
How did I give you every part of me
When you were never gonna give it back to me?
Now I’m letting go, letting go, ooh-ooh
Even though you’re still the one I want
How did I love you for so long, so long?
When you could never love me back
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
So long
So long
[Outro]
How did I love you for so long?
How did I love you for so long?