The weight of silence settles in the room A vacant chair where laughter used to bloom I run my fingers over memory Of better days I cannot reach or see The turning seasons carried it away And left me talking to an empty day Maybe nobody notices when I’m gone Just a ring in the water, fading on I raised them up to fly and leave the nest Now I’m just a tired man at the end Yeah, maybe nobody notices when I’m gone When I’m gone That old phone sits quiet on the wall I stay up late but no one ever calls They’ve got their meetings and their busy lives Kids and bedtimes, working overtime I understand, I really truly do But this quiet house just cuts me in two Maybe nobody notices when I’m gone Just a ring in the water, fading on I raised them up to fly and leave the nest Now I’m just a tired man at the end Yeah, maybe nobody notices when I’m gone When I’m gone Time don’t slow for anyone, it seems It slips right through you like a half-lit dream I did my job, I played my simple part But there’s a heavy aching in my heart Everything you love turns into “was” And I keep reaching for what never comes Maybe nobody notices when I’m gone Just a ring in the water, fading on I raised them up to fly and leave the nest Now I’m just a tired man at the end Yeah, maybe nobody notices when I’m gone When I’m gone When I’m gone Just a memory When I’m gone
