The day starts The day ends Time crawls by Night steals in Pacing the floor The moments creep Yet I can't bear to sleep 'Till I hear you sing And weeks pass And months pass Seasons fly Still you don't walk through the door And in a haze I count the silent days 'Till I hear you sing once more And sometimes at nighttime I dream that you are there But wake holding nothing But the empty air And years come And years go Time runs dry Still I ache down to the core My broken soul can't be alive and whole 'Till I hear you sing once more And music your music It teases at my ear I turn and it fades away And you're not here Let hopes pass Let dreams pass Let them die Without you what are they for I always feel no more than halfway real 'Till I hear you sing once more