Why did you have to go away?

I’ve never seen the rain fall so hard.
I’ve never seen the sky so gray.
I’ve never seen my world through this shadowed window pane.
Tell me, why did you have to go away?

I’ve never walked so long with an open wound.
I’ve never strayed so far from grace.
I’ve never lost so much in a game I knew so well.
Tell me, why did you have to go away?

And the days drift onward like they’re washing out to sea,
But I won’t let them carry me.
And I wish my tomorrows could numb our yesterdays,
But I wouldn’t have to wish if you had stayed.

And if I lost the will to shed these tears,
If I closed my eyes to pray,
If I found myself, then I wouldn’t have to ask
Why you had to go away?
Why did you have to go away?