While you were gone
The table was empty
And the cups dried off so soon
With no coffee to fill them again
While you were gone
The bread turned stale
And the butter hardened
Because there was no one to share them with
While you were gone
The guitar stood lonely
The piano remained closed
And no music danced in the hall
While you were gone
Everything stood still
And I combed through the world
Wide web
Looking for a vestige of your presence
To let me remember
And know that
While you were gone
You were still here
And you remember too
While you were gone
I wrote you a song
And here are the words —
Only the words
For the music is (with) you
So while you are gone
The tune is missing
Like I am missing
You.
