You learn to fall asleep alone You learn to silence ticking clocks You learn to pull the shades at night And double-check the locks
You learn to speak so calmly when Your heart would like to scream and shout You learn to stop, and breathe, and smile You learn to live withoutYou find the coat and tie you thought you'd given to Goodwill You toss his fav'rite shoes onto the pile
You learn to count the quiet wins An hour with no unprompted tears And not to count the deadly days As they fade into years
You learn to stand alone at last So brave, and bold, and strong, and stout You learn somehow to like the dark And even love the doubt You learn to hold your life inside you And never let it out You learn to live and die And then to live
You learn to live without You learn to live without You learn to live without
