The First Day Without You

[Verse 1] The first day without you Was nearly four months ago The first day without you Is today, too, I know I laid my book aside My eyelids turning slow And there you were beside me Just for a while, you know [Pre-Chorus] Like your little bell at night Soft as falling rain Like your voice that called out Love, and then again [Chorus] For a while, you were here For a while, you stayed For a while, the room grew warm Then you slipped away For a while, for a while My heart believed it all For a while, you were here Even after you were gone [Verse 2] I meant to say nothing Let the moment pass me by But when I laid that book down I found you with my eyes And weeping, I rose For you, for us, for all Fifty-one years of marriage Fifty-four years, standing tall [Pre-Chorus] Still lingering in the air Still shining through the years Still the one who met me Even now, in tears [Chorus] For a while, you were here For a while, you stayed For a while, the room grew warm Then you slipped away For a while, for a while My heart believed it all For a while, you were here Even after you were gone [Bridge] Reality came back Quietly, like dawn But I kept your small soft calling Long after you were gone [Final Chorus] For a while, you were here For a while, you stayed For a while, the room grew warm Then you slipped away For a while, for a while My heart believed it all For a while, you were here Even after you were gone