When You're Gone Lyrics

Lyric discussion by im12 

Cover art for When You're Gone lyrics by Avril Lavigne

The music video is nothing to do with Avril. it's about three different age groups missing someone that they truly love and is very close to them.

first, there is the pregnant woman, who's husband goes to war. every time she sees the bombs happening where her husband's at on TV, she cries, wanting her husband to come home and hoping he would survive. she's missing him.

then there is the teenager. she loves her boyfriend very much but her mother does not want her to spend time with him. her mother sends her teenage daughter home, telling her that she is to never see him again. the teen misses him.

last, there is the older man. his wife recently died. his wife's clothes, photos and the empty spot on the bed reminds him of her. he misses her.

At the end of the music video, it shows that the older man is trying to be happy and go to his wife's funeral. the teenager finds the old spot where she and her boyfriend used to hang out and remembers all those happy times together. the pregnant woman receives a text message from her husband saying that he's okay and he will come home soon.

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