When I'm Gone

Bobby Bare · Country Legends [2003]

(Bobby Bare - Don Bowman)



Will anybody know I've been here when I'm gone

Will anything that I've done here live on

Every man's allowed just so much time

And all you take along is what you leave behind.



Will anybody know I've been here when I'm gone

When I'm gone, when I'm gone

Oh, will anybody know I've been here

When I'm gone?



Will anybody cry just a little bit when I'm gone

Will anybody cry just a little bit when I'm gone

Will the things I've tried so hopefully

All turn to dust alongside of me?



Will anybody know I've been here when I'm gone

When I'm gone, when I'm gone

Oh, will anybody know I've been here

When I'm gone?



Will anybody think about me when I'm gone

Will anybody ever remember me when I'm gone

Will they call me failure or success

Did I really live or just exist?



Will anybody know I've been here when I'm gone

When I'm gone when I'm gone

Oh, will anybody know I've been here

When I'm gone?



Will anybody know I've been here, when I'm gone?