Trying to figure out 
Which way I want this to go 
Do I want it to be happy 
Or sad or fast or slow 

Trying to work it out 
What it is I feel 
Do I want to rock you 
Shock you 
Soothe you or move you 

I just wanna write you in a song 
Put your smile on paper 
So you can sing along 
I just wanna bottle the sun 
Yeah, keep your light a secret 
I can find when you are gone 
Gone, gone 
When you are gone 
Gone, gone 

You are like a beautiful tree 
With roots in the ground so deep 
That they could never be seen 

I'm a leaf that's ready to fall 
And the wind's gonna blow me 
Someday away from it all 

I just wanna write you in a song 
Put your smile on paper 
So you can sing along 
I just wanna bottle the sun 
Yeah, keep your light a secret 
I can find when you are gone 
Gone, gone 
When you are gone 
Gone, gone 

When you are gone 
Gone 
(Gone, gone, gone) 
Gone, gone 
Yeah, I just want to write you in a song 

Most people 
When they can't get away 
It makes them more than a little crazy 

Yeah 
But I'm the one that can never stay 
I'll always have you with me 

Yeah 
Always have you with me in this song 
Yeah, this song 
Oh 

I just wanna write you in a song 
Put your smile on paper 
So you can sing along 
I just wanna bottle the sun 
Yeah, keep your light a secret 
I can find when you are gone 

I just wanna write you in a song 
Put your smile on paper 
So you can sing along 
I just wanna bottle the sun 
Yeah, keep your light a secret 
I can find when you are gone 
Gone, gone 
When you are gone 
Gone, gone 

When you are gone 
Gone, gone 
When you are gone 
Gone, gone 
I just want to write you in a song 

Gone, gone, gone, gone 
(When you are gone) 
Gone, gone 

Gone, gone 
(You are gone) 
Gone, gone 
Gone, gone 

Gone, gone, gone 
(I just wanna write you in a song) 
Gone, gone, gone