When There Was Me and You is the sixth song from the TV film, High School Musical. It is performed by Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens). The song also appears on the Disney+ spin-off series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and its soundtrack.
Summary
The song is sung in the movie by Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), after she hears the recording of Troy (Zac Efron) in the locker room, telling his friends that Gabriella and music don't mean anything for him.
In the spin-off series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, the song is performed by student Ricky Bowen (Joshua Bassett), who was cast as Troy Bolton, in the sixth episode of the first season, "What Team?". He performs an acoustic version of the song.
Lyrics
Gabriella:
It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care
I thought you were my fairy tale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star that's coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you
I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled you made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song
Now I know you're not a fairy tale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you
I can't believe that
I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind
Because I liked the view
I thought you felt it too
When there was me and you
Ricky:
I thought you were my fairy tale
My dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star that's coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you, oh
I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled you made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song
Now I know you're not a fairy tale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you
