Thats the Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson



I still remember-
The first time I saw you.

I knew that I wanted you.

It was desire at first sight
Abruptly followed by
addiction from that very first night.

I never should’ve tasted you.

Afterall,
Your eyes had that dangerous look
that I already knew.
(a little too well).

But I dared to stare
In your eyes
And that is when I fell.

I fell harder than I knew.

Now,
I still crave
To taste the flavor
That is you.

It’s something unforgettable.

and substituting him for you
was like
expecting Grey Goose
but getting Absolut.

It’s just not the same.

Proving that there’s more to a name,
cuz he just
Didn’t effect me the same,
Didn’t fit the same way
Into the frame.
And
It didn’t feel the same
When he whispered my name.

This must be what withdrawal feels like.

Thinking of you
In the middle of the night.
Longing for the next time
you might
come fix me up right.
Then lay next to me
Holding me tight.

Even daytime- distraction
As thoughts of you
Seem out of blue.
All caused
By a song
That I just listened to.

.but “that’s the way love goes”.

Reminiscent of your kisses
when a light breeze blows
Past those same spots
that nobody else knows.
The same spot
nobody else goes.


Hoping its not forever
before
I get to see you again
But if its so..
I just want you know—

How much my lips long to kiss you.
And how much…
I truly miss you.