The night is quiet
But my heart won’t be
Everything feels colder
Since you learned how to live without me
I woke up this morning
Rain on the windowpane
Coffee tasted bitter
And daylight felt like pain
Your shadow in the hallway
Your perfume in the sheets
But the woman who once held me
Ain’t coming back to me
You walked out slow and silent
Didn’t slam the door, not once
Just whispered, “Baby, I’m tired”
Then left me here with ghosts
Now every step I take feels heavy
Small and weak
Tell me how you keep on living
When you’re living without me
I gave you every heartbeat
Every lonely midnight prayer
But love don’t stay with kindness
It stays with who is really there
Without me
Do the nights still feel warm where you sleep?
Without me
Does the truth cut deep when it speaks?
Without me
Are you stronger or just learning to breathe?
‘Cause I’m breaking, baby
Trying to live in a world
That keeps moving without me
I walk down to the river
Where we used to waste our time
Skipping stones just to watch them sing
Felt a lot like my own life
I swear I saw your reflection
In the ripples at my feet
Girl, I haven’t been whole one moment
Since you chose to leave
Friends keep telling me
“She ain’t worth your pain”
But they don’t hear the silence
Running through my veins
I reach across the mattress
And cold is all I feel
Lord, how long can a lonely man
Pretend his heart will heal?
Without me
Does the whiskey burn a little less?
Without me
Does it touch you softer than I did?
Without me
Are the nights a little easier to keep?
I’m drowning, darling
Trying to stand on ground
That’s falling out beneath
Maybe love ain’t meant to last
Maybe we just tried too hard
Maybe you found what you needed
And I’m left with these scars
But if you ever get tired
Of running from who we used to be
You know the door ain’t locked, baby
Just come on home to me
I ain’t begging for forgiveness
Ain’t asking what you think
Just wondering if I cross your mind
Once or twice a day
‘Cause I’m still holding memories
You’re holding someone new
Funny how a heart can shatter
And still belong to you
Without me
Do you still hear my voice when you dream?
Without me
Does the past still echo in your bones?
Without me
Does your new life feel as right as it seems?
‘Cause I’m here, baby
Still learning how to breathe
The nights stay long
The memories cut deep
But life keeps moving on, baby
Even when you’re living
Without me