DEANA CARTER - ABSENCE OF THE HEART

ABSENCE OF THE HEART

DEANA CARTER

SONGWRITERS: DEANA CARTER; CHRIS FARREN & CHARLES HARMON JONES

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: EVERYTHING’S GONNS BE ALRIGHT

LABEL: CAPITOL NASHVILLE

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1998

 

        Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over 5 million. It was followed by 1998's Everything's Gonna Be Alright, 2003's I'm Just a Girl, 2005's The Story of My Life, and 2007's The Chain. Overall, Carter's albums have accounted for 14 singles, including three which reached Number One on the Billboard country charts: "Strawberry Wine", "We Danced Anyway", and "How Do I Get There".

         "Absence of the Heart" is a song written by Chris Farren, Chuck Jones, and co-written and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter. It was released in September 1998 as the lead-off single from álbum Everything's Gonna Be Alright. The song was her most successful from the album; it peaked at number 16 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks and was her fifth Top 10 hit on the Canadian Country charts. "Absence of the Heart" became Carter's last single to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 to date.

I write you letters but I don't send them

I just can't figure out how to end them

I try to reach you you're right beside me

There's something missing and we can't deny that

 

We live together separately

We don't wanna fall apart

But every time we kiss

There's an emptiness

An absence of the heart

 

How did we lose it? Why did this happen?

When did we take it all for granted?

We sit in silence inside we're crying

How can we keep our love from dying?

 

We live together separately

We don't wanna fall apart

But every time we kiss

There's an emptiness

An absence of the heart

 

We live together separately

We don't wanna fall apart

But every time we kiss

There's an emptiness

An absence of the heart

 

We live together separately

We don't wanna fall apart

But every time we kiss

There's an emptiness

An absence of the heart

I write you letters but I don't send them.