When Youre Gone was co-written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy. It was inspired by the notion of how someones absence can have a significant emotional impact. Bryan Adams was motivated to write the song while on tour, capturing the feeling of missing someone that many people experience while away from loved ones.
I've been wandering around the house all night Wond'ring what the hell to do Yeah, I'm trying to concentrate but all I can think of is you Well, the phone don't ring cause my friends ain't home I'm tired of being all alone Got the TV on, cause the radio's playing songs that remind me of you
Baby when you're gone I realize I'm in love Days go on and on And the nights just seem so long Even food don't taste that good Drink ain't doing what it should Things just feel so wrong Baby, when you're gone
Yeah, I've been driving up and down these streets Trying to find somewhere to go Yeah, I'm lookin' for a familiar face but there's no one I know Ah, this is torture, this is pain, it feels like I'm gonna go insane I hope you're coming back real soon cause I don't know what to do
Baby when you're gone (When you're gone) I realize I'm in love Days go on and on (On and on) And the nights just seem so long Even food don't taste that good Drink ain't doing what it should Things just feel so wrong Yeah, baby, when you're gone
Baby when you're gone (When you're gone) I realize I'm in love (I'm in love) Days go on and on And the nights just seem so long Even food don't taste that good Drink ain't doing what it should Things just feel so wrong (So wrong) Baby, when you're gone (You're gone)