[Verse 1]
Oh, well I just don't know
How you could go without permission
'Cause where, if you're not there?
Well I just don't care for this omission

[Refrain]
Every moment brings me down when you're not around
But all I'm asking for is come back for just one day

[Verse 2]
So where did you go
And do you now know how to be happy?
'Cause here, well, it's pretty clear
When you're not near me, I am unhappy

[Chorus]
Every moment brings me down when you're not around
But all I'm asking for is come back for just one day
I'll make it worth the while, just to see your smile
That's all I'm asking for

[Verse 3]
Oh I've come to know
You had to go without permission
'Cause it was how, how I wore you down
And how I dragged you 'round my sole ambition
[Chorus]
Every moment brings me down when you're not around
But all I'm asking for is come back for just one day
I'll make it worth the while just to see your smile
That's all I'm asking for, my dear