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If You Were Gone

from American Goodbye by Nancy Burke

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If you were gone


Out beyond my window
At the break of day
There’s a glow at the horizon
And the sound of a car driving away,

But the birds, they surprised me,
Singing of the day about to dawn.
I didn’t think the birds would still be here
If you were gone.


Softer than a whisper,
Sadder than a sigh,
I felt the hours brush my cheek
As they went fleeing by,

But the sun, it surprised me,
Floating in the harbor, silent as a swan.
I didn’t think the sun would still be here
If you were gone.

(Break)

Ripples on the water,
Waves upon the shore,
Footsteps in my memory
And a silence at the door,

But the moon, it surprised me
When it threw its golden sigh across the lawn.
I didn’t think the moon would still be here
If you were gone.

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from American Goodbye, released December 17, 2018
Nancy Burke, Vocals
Steve Dawson, Everything Else

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