The time for us to say goodbye is near The day I hoped would never come is here Though many hearts are broken We must somehow carry on 'Cause I think I'm gonna miss you when you're gone I thought my life was over when we met So little to remember, so much to forget Though it was you who saw me through The darkness to the dawn I think I'm gonna miss you when you're gone I'm a modest man, it hurts me To say these things to you After all we've been through, It's the least that I can do So instead of just goodbye I'll say so long As for the light by which you see me, leave it on I'm a better man than I was before Knowing you has made me strong And I sure am gonna miss you when you're gone Yes, I sure am gonna miss you when you're gone adapted from "When I'm Gone" by Randy Newman