Discover the story of the song > How Sweet It Was – A Ha

The lyrics are about a past relationship and how the protagonist feels about it now. It seems that about a month ago, the protagonist and his partner made a promise to stay together, but she ended up leaving. The protagonist is reminiscing about how sweet their relationship was and how happy they were. He feels low and sad now that she's gone. The lyrics describe the feeling of loss and regret as they look back on the good times they had together.