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)

R&b, Melancholic ballad/pop, jazz, swing, pop, female