When You're Not Around

[Verse]
The sun sinks low behind the grain,
Your laughter echoes but it fades.
The porch swing sways with memories,
Of nights we held eternity.

[Verse 2]
The creaky boards beneath my feet,
Still whisper secrets we would keep.
The wind chimes sing a lonely tune,
A serenade beneath the moon.

[Chorus]
When you're not around,
The stars don't shine as bright.
The moonlight's just a pale shadow,
In the silence of the night.
When you're not around,
The world just feels so small,
And I'm just biding time,
Till I can hold you after all.

[Verse 3]
The kitchen's warm but it feels cold,
Your touch is the warmth that I behold.
The coffee's black and bitter now,
Without your sweet voice, I don't know how.

[Verse 4]
The willow weeps down by the creek,
Your smile's the sunshine that I seek.
But every day just drags along,
When I can't hear our favorite song.

[Chorus]
When you're not around,
The stars don't shine as bright.
The moonlight's just a pale shadow,
In the silence of the night.
When you're not around,
The world just feels so small,
And I'm just biding time,
Till I can hold you after all.