Do you pray
In the night
Can you appreciate the wind
And I won't care

I won't fight
I need you close to sing
It's the same beginning
Gone away

It's the same old, same old song
Gone away
It's my whole life
In words

And I can't breathe
When you cry
But I'll be there to hold you tight
And I would kill

I would fight
To keep you close
I keep singing the same way
I won't live

If you died
If I can feel you in the wind
And this is me
It's my life

I'll need you close to sing
It's the same beginning
Gone away
It's the same old, same old song

Gone away
It's my whole life
In words
Gone away

It's the same old, same old song
Gone away
It's my whole life
And I can't say

And I don't know
How far
I'll go
And I can't say

And I don't know
How far
I'll go
Gone away

It's the same old, same old song
Gone away
It's my whole life
In words

Gone away
It's the same old, same old song
Gone away
It's my whole life


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Gone Away Lyrics as written by Kelly Hayes Jeremy D. Marshall

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    I was always a fan of Cold, so when I heard this song, I was like, "Whoa...no shit dude, this shit ROCKS!" Gotta love this song :)

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