You've been gone for a long long time You've been in the wind, you've been on my mind You are the purest soul I've ever known in my life Take your time, let the rivers guide you in You know where you can find me again I'll be waiting here 'til the stars fall out of the sky When you left I was far too young To know you're worth more than the moon and the sun You are still alive when I look to the sky in the night I would wait for a thousand years I would sit right here by the lake, my dear You just let me know that you're coming home And I'll wait for you Years have gone but the pain is the same I have passed my days by the sound of your name Well they say that you're gone and that I should move on I wonder: how do they know, baby? Death is a wall but it can't be the end You are my protector and my best friend Well they say that you're gone and that I should move on I wonder: how do they know, baby? How do they know? Well, they don't