You're going away for a long time and I am
Keeping an eye on our house
I say: 'Honey just go, don't you worry about me
Don't mind being here on my own'
As we kiss goodbye I picture how it'll be when you're gone
When you're not around it's my time off
I can do anything I want
I don't have to worry about you telling me no
I can throw parties every night
Spend my money, lose my mind
All the things you ask of my, now I can let them go
When you're not around
When you're not around
This is my moment for junkfood and Netflix
I'm changing the rules in this house
You're not here to tell me I'm better off working
Or taking good care of myself
I'm not gonna clean up, I'd rather be lazy
Behave like I'm sixteen again
And at four in the morning I'm gonna find out
I fell asleep with a beer in my hand
When you're not around it's my time off
I can do anything I want
I don't have to worry about you telling me no
I can throw parties every night
Spend my money, lose my mind
All the things you ask of my, now I can let them go
When you're not around
It's really kind of cold here in this room
When you're not around
I feel a little lonely to be true
When you're not around
And I'm in my bed at night
It turns out I'm just like those love song losers
When you're not here by my side
When you're not around it's not the same
It's way too quiet every day
I'm trying not to count the week 'till you are coming home
I didn't want to play this waiting game
I guess I'm not so tough what can I say
It's harder than I thought being here all on my own
When you're not around
It's way too quiet every day
When you're not around
I don't wanna play this waiting game
When you're not around
Guess I'm not so tough what can I say
When you're not around
When you're not around