WHEN I M GONE by Phil Ochs
There s no place in this world where I ll belong when I m gone
And I won t know the right from the wrong when I m gone
And you won t find me singin on this song when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
And I won t feel the flowing of the time when I m gone
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I m gone
My pen won t pour a lyric line when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
And I won t breathe the bracing air when I m gone
And I can t even worry bout my cares when I m gone
Won t be asked to do my share when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
And I won t be running from the rain when I m gone
And I can t even suffer from the pain when I m gone
Can t say who s to praise and who s to blame when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
Won t see the golden of the sun when I m gone
And the evenings and the mornings will be one when I m gone
Can t be singing louder than the guns when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
All my days won t be dances of delight when I m gone
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I m gone
Can t add my name into the fight when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
And I won t be laughing at the lies when I m gone
And I can t question how or when or why when I m gone
Can t live proud enough to die when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it while I m here
[Outro]
There s no place in this world where I ll belong when I m gone
And I won t know the right from the wrong when I m gone
And you won t find me singin on this song when I m gone
So I guess I ll have to do it, I guess I ll have to do it, guess I ll have to do it while I m here
