I live for the phone, I die for the mail   I took your picture right off the nail   And put it right by my bed   So I could see you instead   Of the darkness of night      I hold conversations with you in my mind   They only tighten the knot deep inside   And the aching won't end   'Til I hold you again   If I only survive      Why did you have to go   Why am I missing you so   One heartbeat at a time   I'm going out of my mind   Missing you, missing you      I started a letter, I stared at your name   There wasn't a line that didn't echo my pain   There was no sound at all   But the slow lonely fall   Of an unspoken tear      Why did you have to go   Why am I missing you so   One heartbeat at a time   I'm going out of my mind   Missing you, missing you      Life may take us in different directions   But I always end up deeper, deeper in my true affection      Why did you have to go   Why am I missing you so   One heartbeat at a time   I'm going out of my mind   Missing you, missing you      Missing you, missing you      Missing you, missing you      Missing you, missing you