What would I give
Just to see your face
Hear your words and see you laugh

Now I know that I was wrong
I loved you all along
Now you’re not here right next to me
Now I hear your ghost whisper in my ear
I’m not gone, I’m just a memory

Now I miss the sounds you made
With a smile on your face
Words you spoke ring so clear
Now you’re in a better place
So far away from here
Until the day we meet again

Now I know that I was wrong
I loved you all along
Now you’re not here right next to me
Now I hear your ghost whisper in my ear
I’m not gone, I’m just a memory

You were the new kid in school
Feeling bad and missing home
I had seen you hanging around
You must have felt so alone

My heart broke for you
I wiped away your tears

And said
Darling don’t you cry
It’ll be ok
I’m here and I’m your friend
I’ll never go away
Times they change
The world will go astray
But darling don’t you cry

I was there when you said “I do”
To a man you thought you knew
Ten years later down the road
Never thought you’d be alone

My heart broke for you
I wiped away your tears

And said
Darling don’t you cry
It’ll be ok
I’m here and I’m your friend
I’ll never go away
Times they change
The world will go astray
But darling don’t you cry

All the years have gone by
All the joy and all of our fights
I never knew just what to do
I wouldn’t trade one day I had with you

Darling don’t you cry
It’ll be ok
I’m here and I’m your friend
I’ll never go away
The times they change
The world will go astray
But darling don’t you cry

Times they may change
The world will go astray
But darling don’t you cry

He saw her standing across the room
And he knew that one day, he would be her groom
They talked for hours
Time whiles away
Then she leans in and he hears her say

Here and now
Together somehow
Let’s go somewhere far away from here

As the years passed by they started to fight
They both know, it’s not right
They fight for hours
Time whiles away
They both know, there’s nothing left to say

Here and now
Together somehow
Let’s go somewhere far away from here

Time has gone
It’s time to move on
Let’s go somewhere far away from here

She packs her things, gets ready to leave
He sits and stares, takes off his ring
He thinks for hours
Time whiles away
And a little voice, he hears it say:

Here and now
Together somehow
Let’s go somewhere far away from here

Time has gone
It’s time to move on
Let’s go somewhere far away from here

Time has gone
It’s time to move on
Let’s go somewhere far away from here

Looks in the mirror
Nothing seems clear
Got to get myself out of here

The world is changing
And she’s praying
For a way out of here

She’s got her car all packed
There’s no looking back
Just dust in the rearview
No direction to go
She’s got to get on the road
And away from here

And when those city lights
Fade from her sight
She knows, she’ll be alright

She lies awake in bed at night
Wondering if she chose right
Or if she should have stayed

And hours till the alarm clock rings
Wondering what the morning will bring
Another sleepless night again

And as the morning breaks
The sun hits the sky
She knows, she’ll be alright

She no longer calls for him
In her restless sleep
She knows, she’ll be alright

And when the city lights
Fade from her sight
She knows, she’ll be alright

She no longer calls for him
In her restless sleep
She knows she’ll be alright

We saw the writing on the wall
The signs were there but we ignored them all
And when she became cold to my touch
I knew that I was no longer enough

Memories scattered through the room
Shadows of a life we once knew
A life once shared, now gone
How easily you moved on

Just say anything
Let me know that you’re there
Your silence is deafening and I can’t do anything
Let me know if you care

Will we admit the mistakes that we made?
I can’t take back the words that I said
A tear rolled from her eye
As she closed the door for the last time

Just say anything
Let me know that you’re there
Your silence is deafening and I can’t do anything
Let me know if you care

Just say anything
Let me know that you’re there
Your silence is deafening and I can’t do anything
Let me know if you care

Do you still care?
Do you still care?
Are you still there?

Oh I can feel the change in the seasons
I guess you’ve got your reasons
You watch as your sun turns to rain
But in the end, what have you gained?

You told your lies
You wasted my time

If you leave
And walk right through the door
I won’t be here, waiting, anymore
Your misheard truths, force-fed lies
Your empty compromise
I won’t be here waiting
For you

Broken promises creeping in
Like loud voices from the din
And where did this all come from?
Can’t hide the damage they’ve done

You told your lies
You wasted your time

If you leave
And walk right through the door
I won’t be here, waiting, anymore
Your misheard truths, force-fed lies
Your empty compromise
I won’t be here waiting
For you

If you leave
And walk right through the door
I won’t be here, waiting, anymore
Your misheard truths, force-fed lies
Your empty compromise
I won’t be here waiting
For you

I’ve watched you since you were a child
So carefree beautiful and wild
And this world wants to watch you drown
Break your spirit, and bring you down

Keep your head up
Nothing could be so hard
You’ve come this far
Let the rain flow
Wash those tears away
It’ll be ok

I see you dancing in the street
No worries, or shoes on your feet
And the world wants to watch you drown
Break your spirit, and bring you down

Keep your head up
Nothing could be so hard
You’ve come this far
Let the rain flow
Wash those tears away
It’ll be ok

Keep your head up
Nothing could be so hard
You’ve come this far
Let the rain flow
Wash those tears away
It’ll be ok

I watched you dancing in the street…

In the early morning hours
Standing in the fields of flowers
Like breeze through these trees
I can feel you here with me

As I walk this crooked mile
I face the hills and trials
Remembering days as a child
looking back with my bittersweet smile
My bittersweet smile

The faces of those I knew
Come streaming into view
If I knew what I know now
I’d have made those moments count

As I walk this crooked mile
I face the hills and trials
Remembering days as a child
looking back with my bittersweet smile
My bittersweet smile

As I walk this crooked mile
I face the hills and trials
Remembering days as a child
looking back with my bittersweet smile
My bittersweet smile

We stood up on the hill and watched the light fade away
You said you were leaving this town and you were going today
I remember the look in your eyes as you said your last “goodbye”
You packed your things and by dawn
You were gone

As the years rolled on by we lost touch, not sure why
The day I got the call that you had ended it all
Leaving us with questions in our minds
Answers we would never find
I guess you’re coming home…
After all

Photographs
Memories of the past
Sitting on the shelf
Waiting for someone else

In the cold November rain we put you in the ground
We said our last goodbyes, gathered around
I went back to the hill where time stood still
I’ll sit here for a while with your photo and a smile

Photographs
Connect me to the past
Albums in my room
Of friends who have gone too soon

Photographs
Memories from the past
Sitting on the shelf
Waiting for someone else

I can’t remember the last time we spoke
Your words escape me
Man I thought it was a joke
When I heard that you had gone away

Oh you can’t bring back the dead
So say the things that are left unsaid
When your heart is broken, the world is turning
You can’t bring back the dead
Can’t bring back the dead

I’m haunted by your ghost
And the gifts you gave me
When your demons spoke
The angels took you away

Oh you can’t bring back the dead
So say the things that are left unsaid
When your heart is broken, the world is turning
You can’t bring back the dead
Can’t bring back the dead

Oh you can’t bring back the dead
So say the things that are left unsaid
Some words are final, but love’s eternal
You can’t bring back the dead
So say what needs said

Look outside your window
The world beyond your door
The journey starts with one step
So much to explore

It’s around you
Open your eyes
Look for the beauty
You’ll be surprised
When all those roads
They’ll lead you home
It doesn’t matter where you roam

Keep the sunlight on your face
Your feet pointed to the dawn
Dig deep and find that strength
You’ve got to keep moving on

It’s around you
Open your eyes
Look for the beauty
You’ll be surprised
When all those roads
They’ll lead you home
It doesn’t matter where you roam

It’s around you
Open your eyes
Look for the beauty
You’ll be surprised
When all those roads
They’ll lead you home
It doesn’t matter where you roam

A ll those roads
They’ll lead you home
It doesn’t matter where you roam

So feet don’t fail me now, find the strength somehow
To carry me on my way, so I can see home someday