This is the world we live in,
      this is the life we die for.

if you hadn't left
we would have one more plate
on the table
one more cigarette to share
one more place to visit
and to sit by your side
with my head on your shoulder
would be my gift

if you hadn't left
we could have done so much
so much to say
so much to behold
and i would hold your hand
as if it is my ticket
to an unknown land
your breath would be my air
your eyes, my map

if you hand't left
we would have laughed and laughed
about how much we had seen
and how much there is to see
it could be just you and me
against the world
we would sin and sing
your hands on my skin
your shadow, my companion

if you hadn't left
this world would be a better place
my reflection on the mirror
wouldn't stand alone
by the empty glasses, by the empty bed
we would walk down the streets
head up high, hand in hand
like we just saved the day
your steps, my heart beat