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How Things Used to Be

Ali Gatie

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ali Gatie

Vocals

Happy Perez

Programming

DannyBoyStyles

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ali Gatie

Songwriter

Andrew Wansel

Songwriter

Danny Schofield

Danny Schofield

Songwriter

Nathan Perez

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ali Gatie

Producer

Happy Perez

Producer

Joe Gallagher

Mixing Engineer

DannyBoyStyles

Producer

Chris Gehringer

Chris Gehringer

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I wonder how you are

I wonder if you think of me

And when I'm all alone

I think of how things used to be

I'm stuck here writing songs

I wonder if they're helping me

The moments when you're gone

To me they feel like eternity

[Verse 2]

The way you make me feel

Make you feel so significant

You got me writing

I'm out here searching for synonyms

The feelings that I got for you

Cannot get rid of them

What you gon' say, I'm gon' trust it

Don't need no evidence

[Verse 3]

When I be feeling so sick

You be like my medicine

The way we got our connection

It feels so effortless

The way we talking

We always talking so intimate

And that's the reason I know our love is innocent

[Verse 4]

I been wondering

I been thinking

Are you thinking of me?s

[Verse 5]

I wonder how you are

I wonder if you think of me

And when I'm all alone

I think of how things used to be

I'm stuck here writing songs

I wonder if they're helping me

The moments when you're gone

To me they feel like eternity

[Verse 6]

Tell me what you need

You know I got it right now

I'ma treat you right, yeah

I would never treat you wrong

Girl, I know you always love to listen to my songs

I know what you love

I know exactly what you want

[Verse 7]

You got my love

Don't worry, girl, yeah

You got my love

Ain't nothin' that you gon' ever have to worry 'bout

I got your trust, girl

I would never break it

Ever since I laid my eyes on you, I've been taken

[Verse 8]

I been wondering

I been thinking

Are you thinking of me?

[Verse 9]

I wonder how you are

I wonder if you think of me

And when I'm all alone

I think of how things used to be

I'm stuck here writing songs

I wonder if they're helping me

The moments when you're gone

To me they feel like eternity

Written by: Ali Gatie, Andrew Wansel, Danny Schofield, Nathan Perez

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