When something's gone, it's gone for good But now that you've gone, I wish that you would Have turned around and left another time Instead of leaving town with so much on your mind
Oh, the riches of the world won't bring you back Nor a yearning as deep as any sea All the books upon this earth can't tell me where you've gone Wherever you are, won't you save a place for me?
I waited at the door for you to knock Minutes, then hours passed up on the clock Did I fall asleep and dream that you phoned Saying: "Don't worry, love, I'll be coming home"
Oh, the riches of the world won't bring you back No yearning as deep as any sea All the books upon this earth can't tell me where you've gone Wherever you are, won't you save a place for me?
See you in the blue of the summer sky In visions of the rain and in the moon up on high Feel your hand in every living space And everywhere I look I always find your trace