These Days Lyrics - Ron Sexsmith

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