Story Behind The Song
I wrote the first verse while wandering through the streets of Key West on a sleepless night. It's small enough that I could write the line "I know every street in the city.." and mean it.
Song Description
The end of a love affair and the aftermath of not having seen it coming (Do you ever?)
| Song Length |
4:07 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Rogers |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Where Are You?
I know every street in the city
I?ve been on every avenue
I?ve been up and down, All around this town
Just trying to get in touch with you
When you left you didn?t say you were going
You gave me no forward address
Now all I can do is think of you
Where you?ve gone I can only guess
Where are you? (Where have you been?)
Where are you? (Will you be back again?)
Where are you? (When you left did you have to go that way?) Chorus
Where are you? (If you?d only say)
Where are you? (I?d be gone today)
Where are you? (On my way to bring you back again)
I thought that you were sleeping beside me
But the morning showed that I was wrong
Daylight came and I spoke your name
Just to find you were already gone
If I?d know that you were feeling uneasy
I surely would have made it right
When I woke today, You were far away
I never had the chance to try
(Chorus)
When the lights all come on in the city
I?ll be walking through the streets alone
Remembering you and the things you do
While I spend another night alone
If you want me then you know where to find me
I?ll be washing away my pain
Wondering where you are while the boys at the bar
Join me in this sad refrain
(Chorus X2)