I Miss You (When You're Not Here)

First day, pre-K, with a sign your mama made

If I see a tear, we’re out of here

We’re not legally required to stay

I’ll hide, on the other side

Of the door until it’s clear

Then drive home, all alone

Laughing at my tears

Because it’s only half a day

It’s not even every day

But I miss you when you’re not here

It’s a mad-rush, it’s teeth brushed

It’s have you seen my shoes

It’s sleepy eyes and suns that rise

There’s a million things to do

Mom stayed up late, got lunches made

Gonna be on time this year

Now brush your hair, lets say a prayer

Before you disappear

And as I clean up the remains

Of the family hurricane

I miss you when you’re not here

Now It’s dirty clothes and empty bowls, piled up in the sink

It’s lego’s and honey O’s crushed underneath my feet

And as I wait to hear the sound

Of your backpacks hit the ground

Tell me low’s and high’s at dinner time

Then we all pile on the couch

Well the day came, like they say

For you to turn the page

We drove your things in an SUV

Two hundred miles from away

I miss your voice, I miss your mess

I miss the early years

I miss the days of hurricanes

And laughing at my tears

But everything’s okay

I only called to say

That I miss you when you’re not here

Thank God Christmas break

Is only four more weeks away

Cause I miss you…