You're sweet (you're sweet),
As as a honey bee. bee
But like a honey bee stings, stings
You've gone and left my heart in pain. pain
All you left (all you left),
Is is our favorite song. song
The one we danced to all night long. long
It used to bring sweet memories,
(Sweet memories,) memories
Of a tender love that used to be. be
Now,Now it's the same old song, song
But with a different meaning, meaning
Since a-you you been gone. gone
Now, it'sIt's the same, same old song, song
But with a different meaning,
(And it breaks me up to hear it.) meaning
Since you been gone. gone
I, oh I
I, oh-oh, I, sentimentalSentimental fool am I. I
To hear a old love song and wanna cry. cry
But the melody keeps haunting me, me
Reminding me how in love we used to be.
be
Keep hearing the part,
That part that used to touch our hearts, heart
Sayin'Saying together forever,
Darling, breakin' breaking up never. never

It's the same old song,
(Can't bear to hear it.) song
But with a different meaning, meaning
Since you been gone. gone
It'sBut it's the same old song, song
But with a different meaning, meaning
Since you been gone.

[Instrumental break.] gone

Precious memories keep a-lingering on, a lingering on
EverytimeEvery time I hear our favorite song. song
Now you've gone you're gone, left this emptiness, emptiness
I only reminisce the happiness we spent.
spent
We used to dance on the music.
(We used to dance to the music.) music
Make romance to through the music.
(Make romance to the music.) music
Now,Now it's the same old song, song
But with a different meaning, meaning
Since you been gone. gone
Now,Now it's the same, same old song, song
But with a different meaning, meaning
Since you been gone.
gone
I, oh-oh, I, oh I can't bear to hear it. it

It's the same old song, song
But with a different meaning,
(Ooo-ooo, it breaks me up to hear it.) meaning
Since you been gone. gone
It's the same old song,
[Fade.] song
But with a different meaning,
(Oh, can't bear to hear it.) meaning
Since you been gone.

[IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG]
[Written by: Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier & Briand Holland-1965
Performed by: The Four Tops[1]-1965
Appears on: The Four Tops' Second Album-1965, Keeper of the Castle-1972, The Four Tops
(Motown Superstar Series)-1981, Motown's Greatest Hits-1992, 50th Anniversary Anthology-2004,
Legends-2006, Collection-2007, The Four Tops-2008, et al.]

[1]Covered by: Lamont Dozier-1977, Gladys Knight & the Pips-1979, Martha Reeves-1996,
Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers-2000, George Baker-2000, KC & the Sunshine Band, et al.]