About The Song
“Like We Never Loved At All” is a song written by John Rich, Vicky McGehee, and Scot Sax and recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill. It was released on August 1, 2005 to country and adult contemporary radio as the second from her sixth studio album Fireflies (2005). Initially not credited as a featured artist, Hill’s husband Tim McGraw is featured singing vocal harmonies. The song lyrically speaks of the protagonist struggling to move on from a former lover who has found a new partner.
The song was a commercial success for both musicians, peaking at number five on the Hot Country Songs. It also peaked at number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart, which led the song to peak at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100. The couple performed the song on their joint Soul2Soul II Tour 2006, with the pair singing at opposite ends of the stage, with their backs to each other. Hill and McGraw also performed the song at the 2005 CMAs. The pair later won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
The song was later included on McGraw’s 2006 compilation album Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2.
A music video was released in conjunction with the song, directed by Sophie Muller. In it, Hill and McGraw are portrayed as a country music duo in the 1960s (named Jackie and Isaac), who are moving on from a romance they once shared.
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Lyrics
You never looked so good
as you did last night,
underneath the city lights,
there walking with your friend,
laughing at the moon.
I swear you looked right through me.
But I’m still living with your goodbye,
and you’re just going on with your life.How can you just walk on by
without one tear in your eye?
Don’t you have the slightest feelings left for me?
Maybe that’s just your way
of dealing with the pain,
forgetting everything
between our rise and fall
like we never loved at all.You, I hear you’re doing fine.
Seems like you’re doing well
as far as I can tell.
Time is leaving us behind,
(time – leaving us behind)
another week has passed
and still I haven’t laughed yet.
So tell me, what your secret is
(I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know)
to letting go, letting go like you did,
like you did.How can you just walk on by
without one tear in your eye?
Don’t you have the slightest feelings left for me?
Maybe that’s just your way
of dealing with the pain,
forgetting everything
between our rise and fall
like we never loved at all.Did you forget the magic?
Did you forget the passion?
Oh, and did you ever miss me,
and long to kiss me?
Oh baby, baby.Maybe that’s just your way
of dealing with the pain,
forgetting everything
between our rise and fall
like we never loved at all.
