Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mark Knopfler
Canonical path: /mark-knopfler/when-you-leave
Related lyric paths: 6
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When You Leave
Read When You Leave lyrics by Mark Knopfler on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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When You Leave
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When you leave
There's cordite in the air
A ringing in the stillness
Smoke drifting up the stair
When you leave
When you leave
My heart sounds in my ears
A beating in the darkness
A trace of you still here
When you leave
Like it or not
How could I not have fallen for you?
And now that I'm caught
How could I not be blue?
When you leave
I'll hear the smallest sound
And turn to look behind me
As though you're still around
When you leave
When you leave
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