Song while you’re away lyrics

Up in your nephew’s room, playing on his cousin’s guitar
I wrote a song for you

You have done drove off with everything I need
My box and my tumbleweed

I picked it up on the way to Flagstaff years ago
I was hanging on to everything you had the grace to show

You were young and you were hungry
Lord knows I was hungry too
We were both flat-out starving
For something worthwhile to lose

Looking over the hill at the lights of your hometown
I wrote this song for you
Thinking of the way we met, a girl home from school
And a boy just passing through

I got a job as a cutman at a house just down the road
I had never been to town before and I didn’t know a soul

I was young and I was hungry
Lord knows you were hungry too
We were both flat-out starving
For something worthwhile to lose
You were my bread and I was your honey
Up against the dark red wine
Trying to hold on to the lovely
Through the bitter of our times

Agate white wedding dress, turquoise on your ring
Upright bass and violin as you walk the aisle to me

I was young and I was hungry
Lord knows you were hungry too
We were both flat-out starving
For something worthwhile to lose
You were my bread and I was your honey
Up against the dark red wine
Trying to hold on to the lovely
Through the bitter of our times

1. “While You’re Away” (Historical Song):
   • Composers: Wolfe Gilbert and Anatole Friedland
   • Publication: Published by Gilbert & Friedland Inc.
   • Performance: Performed by Harry Ellis and The Peerless Quartet
   • Chart Success: In October 1918, it reached the number five spot on the US song charts⁴.

• Background:
  • Tyler Childers released “Song While You’re Away” as track 12 on the album “Twisters: The Album.”
  • The song is a beautiful reflection on love, growth, and shared experiences.
  • Childers has held onto this unpolished gem for at least ten years, playing it live and in sessions since around 2016
• Release Date:
  • The song was made available on all major streaming platforms on June 28, 2024, ahead of the soundtrack and film release for “Twisters” in theaters on July 19, 2024

Both songs share themes of longing, memories, and the passage of time. Tyler Childers’ rendition adds a modern twist to this timeless sentiment

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