I've had many times I can tell you

Times when innocence I'd trade for company

And children saw me crying

I thought I'd had my share of that

But these miss-you nights are the longest

Midnight diamonds stud my heaven

Southward burning like the jewels that are your face

And the warm winds that embrace me

Just as surely kissed your face

Yet these miss-you nights, they're the longest

(Lay down) Lay down all thoughts of your surrender

It's only me who's killing time

(Lay down) Lay down all dreams and feelings once remembered

It's just the same, this miss-you game

Thinking of my going

How to cut the thread and leave it all behind

Looking windward for my comfort

I take each day as it arrives

But these miss-you nights are the longest