When I die There'll be millions out there Turning off their light Not because of my death But because it'll be night There'll be millions out there With a catch in their breath At the sight of the stars Not the news of my death When I'm gone There'll be heartbreak and tears Flowing on Just because such is life Not because I'll be gone There'll be millions out there Wearing black for a while Not to mourn me but simply To try a new style Like I've never existed, the world will go on Never pausing to notice the fact that I'm gone All the years measured out to me on this earth Swept away to make room for another one's birth When I die There'll be millions out there Turning off their light Not because of my death But because it'll be night There'll be millions out there With a catch in their breath At the sight of the stars Not the news of my death There'll be millions out there