Don Tomlinson wrote/co-wrote every song on this website and without ai assistance. AI may cause real songwriting to die. many of these songs have been streamed on Amazon, Apple, YouTube, google play, Deezer, iheart, Spotify, Tidal, and other streaming services more than two million times.

Lyrics

VERSE
I can see you in my dreams any time I want
I can stare at your picture, visit our old haunts
I can see you up close in the movies we shot
I’ve even tried virtual, but I know what that’s not

CHORUS
Nothing else can be the same thing
It may be close, but it’s not really real
It’s like a lace-up shoe without a string
Or a bargain without the final deal
You could even say it’s like a catch twenty-two
In the end, it’s like me without you

VERSE
There once was a time when you were all mine
But that time may have come and gone
Have we come to the end of the line?
I need you for real; I’m just barely hanging on

Repeat CHORUS/BRIDGE
If I go on like this, I’ll go mad
But I just can’t seem to break away

Repeat CHORUS/TAG
Yes, it’s me without you

Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
UMC & SR © 2022 Solid Sterling Music (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.

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Mood: Nothing counts but the real thing...
Key: C / BPM: 65 / Length: 3:48
ISRC: QZ37R220008
BMI: 49706814
ISWC: T3038124953