When You're Gone

-When You’re Gone-

I made it through today
Because you’re just a breath away
My smile hides the pain
Because it won’t be long before you’re gone, and there’s so much left to say

I hope tomorrow brings
You a life of finer things
For you, I’d give up everything
But I can’t think of myself, your life is somewhere else, and my heart is in a sling

Chorus:
And if I have to say goodbye
Words just won’t suffice
You’ll always shine in my heart like the dawn
Wherever you may go
With me, you’ll always have a home
And I’ll miss you when you’re gone

The leaves are changing now
To yellows, oranges, and browns
Your tears are coming down
It’s the afternoon when you tell me soon you’ll be homeward bound

Now I’m waiting on the day
When you tell me you can’t stay
And go 3,000 miles away
But when you’re headed south, just whisper out you won’t forget my name

Bridge:
Will you lay with me tonight
One last time under starry skies
Diamond light like fireflies
The moon at purest white
Illuminates the night
But the brightest fare just don’t compare to the brilliance in your eyes

In the winter air I’ve found
That life is quiet now
You said you’d always be around
But what I love the most becomes a ghost when the snow is coming down