Hello, honey, how was your day?   Well, you're sure in a good mood tonight   Oh, by the way, I was downtown this afternoon   And I saw the most amazing sight      Through the window of a small cafe   I saw a man and a woman holdin' hands   And they looked so much in love it took my breath away   Can't you see it, don't you understand?      Well, I guess you had to be there   You really had to be there   Some things you just can't explain   It's just not the same   I guess you had to be there      I just stood there, my heart poundin'   I couldn't move, all I could do was stare   I kept rememberin' when we used to look like that   Two people with so much to share      They were talkin' and they were laughin'   Just like we used to do every day   And then he kissed her so tenderly   What's the matter? You don't have much to say      Well, I guess you had to be there   You really had to be there   Some things you just can't explain   It's just not the same   I guess you had to be there      And as I watched you with your new love   I haven't seen you that happy in years   We've drifted so far apart and it's hard to admit it   But there's nothin' left for you here      So I guess you had to be there   You really had to be there   Some things you just can't explain   It's just not the same   I guess you had to be there      I guess you had to be there