High life
Without you here, everything's in black and white
Without you here, I'm upside down
Without you here, honey, I'm a melody
Livin' in a world that can't hear sound
If these boots could fit a railroad track
I'd be gone and never look back
If my thumb could flag a wild wind down
I'd lean back and let it blow me around
And try to land anywhere
Other than without you here
Without you here, every breath is wasted
Without you here, I'm just a ghost
Without you here, I'm stranded at the station
And my mind caught the last train for the coast
If this truck were a time machine
I'd rev it up and let it carry me
Light years away or on down the line
I'd give the shirt off my back or my last dime
If it can take me anywhere
Other than without you here
(Oh, yeah)
There's roads and sky, boats and wine
A million ways to leave you behind
I don't know where but there's still life out there
Not without you here
Not without you here
'Cause without you here, everything's in black and white
Without you here, I'm upside down
Without you here, honey, I'm a melody
Livin' in a wold that can't hear sound
Without you here, I'm upside down
Without you here, honey, I'm a melody
Livin' in a world that can't hear sound
If these boots could fit a railroad track
I'd be gone and never look back
If my thumb could flag a wild wind down
I'd lean back and let it blow me around
And try to land anywhere
Other than without you here
Without you here, every breath is wasted
Without you here, I'm just a ghost
Without you here, I'm stranded at the station
And my mind caught the last train for the coast
If this truck were a time machine
I'd rev it up and let it carry me
Light years away or on down the line
I'd give the shirt off my back or my last dime
If it can take me anywhere
Other than without you here
(Oh, yeah)
There's roads and sky, boats and wine
A million ways to leave you behind
I don't know where but there's still life out there
Not without you here
Not without you here
'Cause without you here, everything's in black and white
Without you here, I'm upside down
Without you here, honey, I'm a melody
Livin' in a wold that can't hear sound
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