The minute you're gone I cry the minute you're gone I die Before you walked out of sight I'm like a child all alone at night I stare into emptiness I'm filled with such loneliness My world goes from right to wrong the minute you're gone The minute you're gone I see just how lonely I'm gonna be My life would be oh so blue if I couldn't be with you The minute you're gone I pray the minute you're gone I say Please don't stay away too long the minute you're gone [ piano ] The minute you're gone I pray the minute you're gone I say Please don't stay away too long the minute you're gone.