The day starts, the day ends Time crawls by Night steals in, pacing the floor The moments creep Yet I can't bear to sleep 'Til I hear you sing And weeks pass, and months pass Seasons fly Still you don't walk through the door And in a haze I count the silent days 'Til I hear you sing once more And sometimes at night time I dream that you are there But wake holding nothing But the empty air And years come, and years go Time runs dry Still I ache down to the core My broken soul can't be alive and whole 'Til I hear you sing once more And music, your music It teases at my ear I turn and it fades away But you're not here Let hopes pass, let dreams pass Let them die Without you, what are they for? I'll always feel no more than halfway real 'Til I hear you sing once more