When You're Away

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The coffee gets cold on the side of the bed Your side of the pillow still holds your scent I try to stay busy, I try not to think But every little thing just pulls me in The clock on the wall moves slower at night The silence gets louder without you inside I'm smiling for everybody else in the room But my heart only lights when it comes back to you [Pre-Chorus] And I know you're doing what you gotta do Chasing dreams, making moves But these empty sheets keep calling your name And nothing feels the same [Chorus] When you're away The stars don't shine the same The moon hangs low and lonely And I whisper your name When you're away Every second feels like rain I'm counting down the hours 'Til you're in my arms again Baby, I can make it through the day But my heart goes missing When you're away [Verse 2] I wear your hoodie when the night gets cold Pretending your arms are around me still I replay every laugh, every kiss, every touch Trying to fill this space that never fills up The city keeps moving, the world spins around But I'm stuck in the moments before you left town Everybody says time will fly But they don't know how much I miss your eyes [Pre-Chorus] And I know you're doing what you gotta do Building something beautiful But every dream I dream at night Has you right by my side [Chorus] When you're away The stars don't shine the same The moon hangs low and lonely And I whisper your name When you're away Every second feels like rain I'm counting down the hours 'Til you're in my arms again Baby, I can make it through the day But my heart goes missing When you're away [Bridge] (Beat strips down — piano and soft strings) Can you hear me when I call your name? Do you miss me in the pouring rain? Do you think about me late at night When the world goes dark and the city's quiet? 'Cause every road leads back to you Every prayer, every truth No matter how far your footsteps roam My heart is always your home (Music builds... drums enter... strings swell... background vocals rise) [Final Chorus] When you're away I carry your love through every day Holding onto memories Until you're back to stay When you're away I still feel your heartbeat in me No distance in this world Could ever change what we could be When you're away I miss you more than words can say And every breath I'm breathing Leads me closer to the day When you're away... [Outro / Powerful Ending] Come back home to meeeeeee... (Ohhhhhh, ohhhhh...) I can feel you in the wind... I can see you in my dreams... And I'll be waiting... Waiting... Waaaaaiiiiiitiiiing... FOR YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU... (High note sustained with layered gospel-style ad-libs) [Ad-libs] Come back home... Need you here... Right beside me... Don't stay gone too long... My heart, my heart belongs to you... Ooooooooh... yeahhhhh... When you're away...