Album: Let Love In (2006)

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• And through the fence I see a ghost
  Of a place that used to breathe
  You know it choked away the sun
  But we still had food to eat
  
  And now everyone is gone
  To a place that won't be home
  Can they keep their family strong?
  Will they make it on their own?
  
  And we'll be standing when you're gone
  And we'll be heard again
  We missed our chance but not for long
  I know somehow we will hold on we'll be here
  When you're gone
  
  Then one day we realized
  That they couldn't hear our voice
  And it's so hard to understand
  When it's caught up in the noise
  
  But the ones who fight and die
  Are the truth inside the lie
  Now it's all built on our backs
  And we struggle to survive
  
  And we'll be standing when you're gone
  And we'll be heard again
  We missed our chance but not for long
  I know somehow we will hold on we'll be here
  When you're gone Writer/s: JOHN RZEZNIK
  Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

• John from Vandalia, IlI love this song. There's just something about the "feel" and tone that I love. It wasn't one of their most popular songs, but I think it should have been. Great song. I love when they play it in concert too, it's just as good live, if not better, since you can really feel the emotion.
• Lacey Huber from Grafton, NeGoo Goo Dolls are one of my favorite band because they always sing about something other than drugs, girls, and sex. They have great meanings to their songs. I wish there were more bands like them.
• Olga from Bat Yam, United Statesi love this song . i think it's about the band itself . that they 'll be standing when we're gone( the fans) like when we'll be over a certain phase in our lives - or gbe grown ups - in my case , and the verse" and then one day we realised that they couldn't hear our voice and it's so hard to understand when it's caught up in the noise but the ones who fight and die are the truth inside the lie"to me "the noise" is all the stupid , so- called 'music' -people who have nothing to sing about exept girls cars and how bad ass they are , or realy great bands who sold out and don't care anymore , and " the ones whop fight and die" are the people who listen to Real bands to ARTISTS in the pure meaning of it.And they' "die" because they get pshed down by "the noise people". I will always love the goo goo dolls they will always be my favorite band - the best band for me
• Mike from Wareham, MaThis song has an epic feel to it,like the Goo Goo Dolls singles all do.One listen and i was hooked.
• Dani from Staffordshirei love all goo goo dolls songs my overall fave is black balloon!!

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