You Learn to Live Without [Portuguese translation]

You learn to take your coffee black

You learn to drink your whiskey neat

You learn to take the shower cold

And sleep on tired feet

You learn to order dinner in

You learn to send the laundry out

You learn how to amuse yourself

You learn to live without

You tell yourself you're rich at last, in money and in time

You draw a bath and then unplug the phone

You pour yourself a Pinot Clos Du Val 2003

You sit a spell a queen upon her throne

You go to bed alone

You learn to fall asleep alone

You learn to silence ticking clocks

You learn to pull the shades at night

And double check the locks

You learn to speak so calmly when

Your heart would like to scream and shout

You learn to stop and breathe and smile

You learn to live without

You find the coat and tie you thought you'd given to Goodwill

You toss his favourite shoes onto the pile

You see him in the faces of the boys he left behind

And I have been with every tiny smile, but only for a while

You learn to count the quiet wins

An hour with no unprompted tears

And not to count the deadly days

As they fade into years

You learn to stand alone at last

So brave and bold and strong and stout

You learn somehow to like the dark

And even love the doubt

You learn to hold your life inside you

And never let it out

You learn to live and die and then to live

You learn to live without

You learn to live without

You learn to live without

• Artist:If/Then (Musical)
• Album:If/Then: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)