I watched the plane as it left the ground
And disappeared into the clouds
I hoped the story wasn't over yet
She said that she'd be back again
But she couldn't tell me when
Left me there just holding my breath
If I could write the way the story ends
These empty arms of mine
Would be holding her again
Forever and a day
Is all the time we'd have to spend
If I could write the way the story ends
She used to wait up late for me
And call my name out in her dreams
She loved me like a woman loves a man
When she had to go back home
She boarded the plane alone
With a round trip ticket in her hand
If I could write the way the story ends
These empty arms of mine
Would be holding her again
Forever and a day
Is all the time we'd have to spend
If I could write the way the story ends
These arms that long to hold her
Would never let her go again
If I could write the way the story ends
