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 brake your heart
   now haven't you learned?
   You belived 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