Nanci Griffith - Where Have You Been lyrics

Where Have you Been By Kathy Mattea Clare had all but given up When she and Edwin fell in love She touched his face, and shook her head In disbelief, she sighed and said "In many dreams, I've held you near. Now at last your really here. CHORUS "Where have you been? I've looked for you forever and a day. Where have you been? I'm just not myself when your away." Verse He asked her for her hand for life And she became a salesman's wife He was home each night by eight But one stormy evening he was late Her frightened tears fell to the floor 'Til his key turned in the door "Where have you been? I've looked for you forever and a day. Where have you been? I'm just not myself when your away." (Bridge) They'd never spent a night apart For sixty years she heard him snore Now they're in a hospital In separate beds, on different floors Clare soon lost her memory Forgot the names of family She never spoke a word again Then one day they wheeled him in He held her hand and stroked her hair And in a fragile voice she said, "Where have you been? I've looked for you forever and a day. Where have you been? I'm just not myself when your away. No, I'm just not myself when your away."