I WON'T BE HERE

(INTRO - soft, slow acoustic guitar)

(Silence, then a guitar chord that hangs in the air)

The wind whispers your name...

(VERSE 1)

I left your coffee on the wooden table

The same one we shared every single morning

I folded your things into cardboard boxes

Put them in the corner where they’ll never be touched again

I closed the window we always left open

To let in the sun that lit up our lives

I deleted your numbers from my phone

But they’re etched in my mind like an endless echo

(PRE-CHORUS)

Because today is the day I have to say goodbye

The day my heart shatters into a thousand pieces

I tried to find the strength to stay

But I know this is for the best, even though it hurts so much

(CHORUS)

I won’t be here when you wake up tomorrow

I won’t be here to dry your tears

I won’t be here on the couch where we watched movies

I won’t be here – I won’t be part of your days anymore

I won’t be here to tell you I love you

I won’t be here to hold you through the storm

This is the goodbye I never thought I’d have to say

I won’t be here, but I’ll carry you in my soul always

(VERSE 2)

I left a letter under your pillow

With the words I couldn’t say to your face

I turned off the lamp I always left burning

So you’d know I was waiting for you

I walked down the streets we used to take together

All the way to where it all began

I left our most precious memory there

Promising to keep it safe even though we’re apart

(PRE-CHORUS)

Because today is the day I have to say goodbye

The day my world fades to gray and loses color

I tried to find a way to keep going

But I know this is the only way to set us free

(CHORUS)

I won’t be here when you wake up tomorrow

I won’t be here to dry your tears

I won’t be here on the couch where we watched movies

I won’t be here – I won’t be part of your days anymore

I won’t be here to tell you I love you

I won’t be here to hold you through the storm

This is the goodbye I never thought I’d have to say

I won’t be here, but I’ll carry you in my soul always

(BRIDGE - broken voice, almost whispered)

If you ever think of me

Don’t cry for what we’ve lost

I know you’ll find someone better than me

Someone who can give you everything I couldn’t

But if you ever need a place to take shelter

Know my heart will still be your home

Even though I won’t be there by your side physically

I’ll carry you with me, always, in every step I take

(FINAL CHORUS - more heart-wrenching, with strings and piano)

I won’t be here when you wake up tomorrow

I won’t be here to dry your tears

I won’t be here on the couch where we watched movies

I won’t be here – I won’t be part of your days anymore

I won’t be here to tell you I love you

I won’t be here to hold you through the storm

This is the goodbye I never thought I’d have to say

I won’t be here... but I’ll love you just the same, always

(OUTRO)

(Acoustic guitar returns, then fades away)

Goodbye... my love...

(Final chord that fades into silence)