We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MusicAddict90 

Cover art for We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) lyrics by Goo Goo Dolls, The

This is about how the steel mills closed down in Buffalo and when that happened, so did the jobs. A lot of people moved out of the city because of that. He's talking about how the city is resilient and will become better and stronger.

John has explained this before, I've seen it on YouTube.

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@MusicAddict90 that's what I was thinking. Just heard it for the first time recently. A few years ago I visited Buffalo. I know the band is from there and the first verse immediately made me think of the many abandoned houses I saw there