IF I'M EVER GONE

IF I'M EVER GONE [Verse 1] If I'm ever gone on some quiet evening, When the rain draws tears across your windowpane, Don't you cry because I've left this world behind me, Cry for all the love I couldn't say. For every word that never left my lips, For every time I thought you'd always know, That I loved you more than I could ever tell you, More than these old hands could ever show. [Verse 2] There were nights I watched you while you were sleeping, Thanked the stars for bringing you to me. Out of all the souls beneath this endless heaven, You were the only miracle I'd need. There were days I carried storms inside me, Wore a smile just to see you smile. There were hurts I buried deep within my own heart, Just to keep yours free of pain awhile. [Chorus] If I'm ever gone, don't think the love is over, Don't believe that goodbye means the end. I'll be there in every song you used to sing, In the memories you hold against your skin. And if the nights get cold and you feel lonely, If the tears come falling like the rain, Close your eyes and listen to your heartbeat. Somewhere in its rhythm, I'll remain. [Verse 3] If one day life should pull us both apart, Don't go searching every road I've known. You will find me in the songs you loved to listen to, In the sunsets we once watched alone. You'll find me in the quiet of the morning, In the warmth that lingers through the cold. In the little things that never seemed like much, In the stories that we never got to tell. [Verse 4 ] True love doesn't vanish with a farewell, It doesn't disappear when footsteps fade. It's a light that stays inside a darkened room, It's a fire that survives the winter rain. It's a name your lips remember in the silence, It's a feeling time can never steal. And if someone asks you why your eyes are shining, Tell them that this kind of love was real. [Chorus ] If I'm ever gone, don't think the love is over, Don't believe that goodbye means the end. I'll be there in every song you used to sing, In the memories you hold against your skin. And if the nights get cold and you feel lonely, If the tears come falling like the rain, Close your eyes and listen to your heartbeat. Somewhere in its rhythm, I'll remain. [Bridge] Tell them there was someone who carried your sorrows, As if every one of them belonged to him. Someone who guarded every smile you gave him, Someone who loved you through the darkest days. Someone who would've traded all his tomorrows For one more glimpse of the light inside your eyes. Someone who never needed all the world, Just to have you standing by his side. [Final Chorus ] If I'm ever gone, don't think the love is over, Some things never leave us when they go. I'll be in the wind that moves the curtains, I'll be in the songs you used to know. And when the world feels empty all around you, When you miss the life we used to know, Put your hand upon your heart and listen. There's a love in there that won't let go. [Outro ] Some loves don't end... They turn into forever. And you... You will always be... My forever. My forever...