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Lyrics

VERSE
I can see you in my dreams any time I want
I can stare at your picture, visit our old haunts
I can see you up close in the movies we shot
I’ve even tried virtual, but I know what that’s not

CHORUS
Nothing else can be the same thing
It may be close, but it’s not really real
It’s like a lace-up shoe without a string
Or a bargain without the final deal
You could even say it’s like a catch twenty-two
In the end, it’s like me without you

VERSE
There once was a time when you were all mine
But that time may have come and gone
Have we come to the end of the line?
I need you for real; I’m just barely hanging on

Repeat CHORUS/BRIDGE
If I go on like this, I’ll go mad
But I just can’t seem to break away

SOLO/Repeat CHORUS/TAG
Yes, it’s me without you

Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
UMC © 2022 & SR © 2026 Solid Sterling Music, LLC (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.

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