John Gallagher - Those You've Known [Original Broadway Cast Recording] Lyrics

Those you've known
And lost still walk behind you
All alone
They linger 'til they find you
Without them
The world grows dark around you
And nothing is the same until you know that they have found you

Those you've pained
May carry that still with them
All the same
They whisper, "All forgiven"
Still your heart says
The shadows bring the starlight
And everything you've ever been is still there in the dark night

Though you know
You've left them far behind (when the northern wind blows)
You walk on by yourself, and not with them (the sorrows, your heart holds)
Still you know
They will fill your heart and mind (there are those who still know)
When they say there's a way through this (they're still home)
We're still home

Those you've known
And lost still walk behind you
All alone
Their song still seems to find you
They call you, as if you knew their longing
They whistle through the lonely wind, the long blue shadows falling

All alone, but still I hear their yearning
Through the dark, the moon, alone there, burning
The stars, too, they tell of spring returning
And summer with another wind that no one yet has known

Though you know (they call me)
There's so much more to find (when the northern wind blows) (through all things)
(Night's falling) (the sorrows) another dream, another love you'll hold
(But somehow, on I go) your heart's known, I believe
Still you know (you watch me)
To trust your own true mind (just watch me)
(I'm calling) (they're still home) on your way you are not alone
From longing (we're still home)

Now they'll walk on my arm through the distant night
And I won't let them stray from my heart
Through the wind, through the dark, through the winter light
I will read all their dreams to the stars

I'll walk now with them
I'll call on their names
And I'll see their thoughts are known
Not gone
Not gone
They walk with my heart
Not gone
And I'll never let them go
Not gone
I'll never let them go
Not gone
I'll never let them go

You watch me
Just watch me
I'm calling
I'm calling
And one day all will know