When I'm gone

Lunch is served at noon… I take my pills at four I sit beside the window… don’t walk much anymore Your picture’s on the table… little ball cap on I look at it most days… try to keep you from bein’ gone I don’t need much… just a voice on the line Just to know you remember… I’m still on your mind You’ll miss me when I’m gone But I’ve been gone for years now, sittin’ here alone In this room they call a home… but it ain’t one Just a bed, a name… and a number on the wall While I knew your name… while I could see While there was still… some left of me You’ll miss me when I’m gone I taught you how to drive… out past the county line Or was that your brother…? I mix that up sometimes You used to ride beside me… hand out in the wind I still see that clear… don’t know where you’ve been There was somethin’ you said… last time you called— No… that ain’t right… you didn’t call Love ain’t in the blood… or the words we say It’s showin’ up before it fades away You’ll miss me when I’m gone But I’ve been right here waitin’… and you never showed In this room they call a home… down the hall Where they check on me… but don’t know me at all While I knew your name… while I could see While there was still… some left of me You’ll miss me when I’m gone There was somethin’… I meant to say Had it right here… but it slipped away Just for a second… I couldn’t place If I was lookin’ at you… or your face I had a son… …didn’t I? You miss me now that I am gone Now the room is empty… but the TV’s on You say my name like I might hear But I was waitin’… all those years Now I’m just dust… now I’m air Now you’re talkin’ like I’m still there But you left me while I lived… You’ll miss me when I’m— …gone …son?