When You're Not Around

[Verse] Dusty roads and twilight's sigh Whispers in the willow trees A lone wolf's call to an empty sky No comfort in the evening breeze [Verse 2] The porch swing creaks and sways slow Old tunes play on a distant breeze Shadows dance where we used to go Your laughter's now a phantom tease [Chorus] When you're not around The stars don’t shine The moon hides its face A mournful mime The world feels small Yet I roam so wide Endless longing In the silence I confide [Verse 3] Footprints fade on this forest trail Memories caught in spider's web Each echo is a quiet wail Of words we left unsaid [Verse 4] Wind chimes tell old secrets near Their tinkling like a mournful hymn In every whispered note I hear A song that’s soft and grim [Bridge] The night is a canvas Blank and gray Painted only with our absent days The heart in shadows It lays and prays For the dawn where the shadows lay