Loudon Wainwright Iii - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder lyrics

Absence makes the heart grow fonder And the mind begins to wander back To happier days I guess you could say you were taken for granted I went on and on and I raved and I ranted Oh, my tyrannical ways But now things are different 'Cause now you are gone And I'm not so sure that I can carry on I always knew you were important to me But now I know you are a necessity Otherwise, I start to go insane Things weren't easy when we were together We had plenty of days of lousy weather But now, I'm in a hurricane And I'm gonna grieve And I'm gonna moan 'Cause you're not here and I'm alone The joke's on me, you get the last laugh I found out the hard way who was my better half And now I'm the worse for the wear When I see you again expect some champagne wine And on Valentine's day expect a valentine 'Cause now I know how much I care How much I care