Claire had all but given' up   When she and Edwin fell in love   She touched his face and shook her head   In disbelief she sighed and said   In many dreams I've held you near   Now at last you're really here      Chorus:   Where have you been   I've looked for you for ever and a day   Where have you been   I'm just not myself when your away      He asked her for her hand for life   Then she became a saleman's wife   He was home each night by eight   But one stormy evening he was late   Her frightened tears fell to the floor   Until his key turned in the door      Where have you been   I've looked for you for ever and a day   Where have you been   I'm just not myself when your away      They'd never spent a night apart   For sixty years she heard him snore   Now they're in a hospital   In seperate beds on different floors      Claire soon lost her memory, forgot the names of family   She never spoke a word again   Then one day they wheeled him in   He held her hand and stroked her hair   In a fragile voice she said      Where have you been   I've looked for you for ever and a day   Where have you been   I'm just not myself when your away   No, I'm just not myself when your away