I've been counting the sleeps, crossing off the days
Keeping myself busy all sorts of ways
And you're out there working, and I guess I shouldn't mind
But tonight, I caught the moon through the slats of the Venetian blind
And why aren't you here
On a night like tonight?
And why aren't you here
When the moon is shining so bright?
It's a night custom made for two
And one of them should be me and
The other should be you
And I sat out on the porch in my t-shirt and underwear
I sat out in the dark so the neighbors wouldn't care
And I talked to myself and I cried the night away
Friends can hurt you the most, I'd say
But what you gonna do when you're down there on the ground?
I know you would hold me if you were around
And why aren't you here
On a night like tonight?
And why aren't you here
When the moon is shining so bright?
It's a night custom made for two
And one of them should be me and
The other should be you
But you're halfway around the world in a place called La Rochelle
The whole band sharing one room in some cheap French hotel
And you sat sipping cinzano in a little café
And even though you were broke, you still called me anyway
You said, "Why aren't you here?"
Why aren't you here?
Oh no
Still 10 more sleeps
Till you'll be home again
My love's not like that moon
It doesn't wax and wane
And anyway, that moon will shine once again
Even if it's round and paper and taped to the windowpane
And why aren't you here? (Why aren't you here?)