Lonely Universe

Your hands were cold
 Your voice was shaky
 One morning not too long ago
 And at the time I was only a child
 About to lose my childlike mind
 The way you touched my hands
 Like you never had before
 It wasn't you anymore
 I called for my brothers
 I called for my sisters
 But there was nothing left for them to do
 And so I watched from far away
 As the ambulances came
 And started dressing for school
 Goodbye sweet mother earth
 Without you now I'm a lonely universe
 You won't always understand
 When you've truly loved someone
 Until after they've gone
 This time of year the nights fall longer
 So grow a spine or catch cold
 The winter months they do make you feel stronger
 But in the end it's all getting old
 And you won't always be walking the safest streets
 But you can find your way home
 If you have imagined your way back
 Then my dear you're more than halfway there
 And you might only possess
 What you've carried on your back
 But you've always been free
 Now it's time to believe
 Time to give up that unforgiving act of altogetherness
 And start living out your oldest childhood dreams
 Well, losing your minds it ain't half as bad as it seems
 And if you would take the risk
 Well, it might be worth your time
 It's only your life
 It's only going by
 Goodbye sweet mother earth
 Without you now I'm a lonely universe
 You won't always understand
 When you've truly loved someone
 Until after they've gone