ive come to realize

I wonder if my mother needs her mother when she's hurt
I wonder if my father needs his best friend at his worst
I wonder if my grandfather still misses his first son
And where does all the love go when you love someone who's gone?

I wonder if my grandma could still lend me her advice
If I would be the same or if I'd lead a different life
I wonder just how much I'll lose in a life that's good and long
And where does all the love go when you love someone who's gone?

Oh, I know it's only special cause it ends
I'm still terrified I'll outlive all my friends
But loving just to lose is not the same as wasting time

Neighbor built a doghouse, kept it next to his front door
For years now, it's sat empty, he don't live there anymore
I wonder if he thinks about 'em sitting on his lawn
And where does all the love go when you love something that's gone?

Oh, I know it's only special cause it ends
I'm still terrified I'll outlive all my friends
But loving just to lose is not the same as wasting time

I've come to realize
Is it really gone forever when you see it all so clear
If you can't reach out and touch it, was it ever really here?
Maybe loving once is worth the pain of going on
But where does all the love go when you love someone who's gone?