She says that she is going home now She says that she has seen enough She packed her bags, she's leaving in the morning On that 7:30 a.m. Greyhound Bus I want to know, how to go About living in the absence of her smile Even now, I dream that I'll Be forgiven for the absence of her smile Only half-remember how it was Before I started with those lies. Before I hated her for all the ways I failed her; Before she offered me her last good-bye And oh…. I want to know, how to go About living in the absence of her smile Even now, I dream that I'll Be forgiven for the absence of her smile I wonder how it will be Beyond the shadow of me Guess I'll never see I want to know, how to go About living in the absence of her smile Even now, I dream that I'll Be forgiven for the absence of her smile