I didn't know you were back in town
I just got the news today
And it sure sounded good to hear your name
But I made myself a promise if I saw you again
I'd just tip my hat and walk away

But when I saw you tonight, you never looked better
But you were in a crowd, what could I say?
I knew deep inside my heart, nothing had really changed
When you smiled at me in that old familiar way

Everybody told me we had a perfect love
That all our plans could never go astray (Go astray)
But I suppose the ties that bind were more than you could stand
And you, like time, began to slip away

But when I saw you tonight, you never looked better
But you were in a crowd, what could I say?
I knew deep inside my heart, nothing had really changed
When you smiled at me in that old familiar way
When you smiled at me in that old familiar way