if you haven't been gone

if you haven't been gone
you can never come home and leave again
if you haven't been gone
you will never know if it's wrong
you'll just live the day by day
bits and pieces of it pass away
but you'll never know
if you haven't been gone

if you haven't been gone
the changes will come in increments
if you haven't been gone
it's just another night until dawn
your world will slowly fade away
little details will be replaced
but you'll never know
if you haven't been gone

(bridge)

places you grew up
disappear without regret
for those who stayed those years
they havent noticed yet
changes take away
the misty film of yesterday
and leave you disilluision
progress in collusion

if you haven't been gone
the world goes on and doesn't care
if you haven't been gone
you think you're singing the same old song
but the special ground you walked
is under concrete around the block
but you'll never know
if you haven't been gone

yeah, you'll never know
if you haven't been gone

(copyright 2004 d.b michel)