Promises are made to be broken, haven't you heard?

You said he'd never break your heart now, haven't you learned?

You believed in the words and 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

Oh, these days

And it won't take a miracle, darling, just keep it real

This world can make us cynical, darling, I know how it feels

You took it to heart, you 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

That's what passes for love these days

No one can complete you or make you whole

Well, love will come to greet you halfway

But the streets are never paved with gold

Promises are made to be broken, haven't you heard?

You said he'd never break your heart now, haven't you learned?

You believed in the words and 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

Oh, these days

Oh, oh

These days

That's what passes for love