I guess that I didn’t realize
That I wasn’t coming home
I guess that it didn’t hit me
Until I said goodnight over the phone

It’s not the same when you’re not near me
In those arms, I was so safe
Now that I am back here on Long Island
As this set in, I am still awake

I should take something to help me sleep
Lord knows I can’t do it on my own
With you all the way up there in Boston
I’ve forgot just how to be alone

It’s not the same when you’re not near me
In those arms, I was so safe
Now that I am back here on Long Island
As this set in, I am still awake

Oh, baby do you think that this will pass
All I know is that you and I are gonna last

So when you go and decide to call me
Tell me everything you want
Just know that I am slowly dying
Because I am not where you are

It’s not the same when you’re not near me
In those arms, I was so safe
Now that I am back here on Long Island
As this set in, I am still awake