Without Her
Harry Nilsson Lyrics

I spend the night in a chair thinking she'll be there
I spend the night seated, hoping she'll come back.

But she never comes
Unfortunately, she never returns.

And then I wake up and wipe the sleep from my eyes
I wake up dispiritedly and rub my eyes to remove any traces of slumber.

And I rise to face another day
I get up to begin another challenging day.

Without her
But this time, she's not here.

It's just no good anymore when you walk through the door
It's unbearable to return home to an empty place.

Of an empty room
When you find yourself in a space devoid of anyone else.

And you go inside and set a table for one, it's no fun
When you set a place at the table for yourself and no one else to eat with you, it's unenjoyable.

When you spend a day
When you have to go through a whole day.

Without her
But she isn't around to share it with you.

We burst the pretty balloon, took us to the moon
Together we experienced a thrilling, wondrous journey.

It's such a beautiful thing
It was a wonderful experience.

But it's ended now
Unfortunately, it's all over now.

And it sounds like a lie
And to say that I wouldn't prefer death to living without her would be disingenuous.

If I said I'd rather die, than live without her
If I were to claim that I would rather die than go on living without her.

Love is a beautiful thing when it knows how to swing
When love is at its best, it's a splendid thing.

And it grooves like a clock
It runs like clockwork.

But the hands on the clock tell the lovers to part
It's possible that a time will come when the partners must break up.

And it's breaking my heart
And it's so painful.

To have to spend another day without her
To have to face yet another day without her.

I spend the night in a chair thinking she'll be there
I lie awake throughout the night, yearning for her company.

But she never comes
But she's never there.

And then I wake up and wipe the sleep from my eyes
And then I wake up to another day without her.

And I rise to face another day
But rise up anyway to get through it.

Without her
Still, she isn't around.

Can't go on without her
I cannot keep functioning without her presence.

There's no song without her
As poetic as my life may seem in times like these, it all feels insufficient without her.

It's all wrong without her
In the absence of her it's all out of joint.

Can't go on without her
Again, reiterating the notion that continuing to live without her is a hardship.