My chances are greater, I thought, with him gone She'll forget him and our love will move along But one kiss told me I'm still just a friend No, you don't have to be present to win He stamped his memory, it seems, on your heart A memory that's more alive when you're apart Just a thief in the night, is all I've ever been No, you don't have to be present to win I've been takin' advantage of your loneliness Your arms were reachin' but for someone you've missed If he's gone until eternity doesn't have to worry 'cause then No, you don't have to be present to win He stamped his memory, it seems, on your heart A memory that's more alive when you're apart Just a thief in the night, is all I've ever been No, you don't have to be present to win