How Do I Live Without You – Black River Whiskey (Official Music)

How Do I Live Without You – Black River Whiskey (Official Music)

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— ABOUT THE SONG —
"How Do I Live Without You" is a raw acoustic song about the mornings after a loss. It’s not about moving on; it’s about the refusal to move anything—leaving the keys where they rest and the coat by the door because "order might keep the truth away."

We wrote this for anyone who is living inside the ghost of a memory, losing their person all over again every time the sun comes up.

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— LYRICS —
(Intro)
They told me I’d learn how to live with it.
Nobody told me how to live without you.

(Verse 1)
Morning came like it always does,
Sun hit the wall like nothing’s wrong.
Your side’s cold but the bed’s still made,
I stood there too long, didn’t move away.
Phone kept buzzin’, I let it ring,
Didn’t have words for anything.
House still breathes like you’re inside,
I keep forgettin’ you didn’t survive.

(Pre-Chorus)
They say be strong.
They say give it time.
Nobody says
How you say goodbye.

(Chorus)
How do I live without you here,
Without your voice, without your eyes?
Every plan we made still breathes,
But I’m the only one alive.
They say you’re gone, but you’re everywhere,
In every room, in every sound.
Tell me how a man moves on
When his whole world’s still around.

(Verse 2)
Your coat’s still hangin’ by the door,
Keys still rest where they did before.
I don’t touch nothin’, I don’t rearrange,
Like order might keep the truth away.
I hear your laugh in the quiet parts,
Feel your name hit my chest real hard.
They say I’ll heal, they say I’ll cope,
They don’t live inside this ghost.

(Pre-Chorus)
They say be strong.
They say I’ll be fine.
Nobody tells you
How to leave love behind.

(Chorus)
How do I live without you here,
Without your voice, without your eyes?
Every plan we made still breathes,
But I’m the only one alive.
They say you’re gone, but you’re everywhere,
In every room, in every sound.
Tell me how a man moves on
When his whole world’s still around.

(Bridge)
I didn’t lose you all at once.
I lose you
every morning.

(Final Chorus)
I don’t know how to live without you here,
So I just live inside the pain.
I carry us the best I can,
Say your name, then swallow it again.
If love’s a habit I can’t break,
Then I won’t try, I won’t pretend.
I don’t know how to say goodbye,
So I just don’t…
and call it livin’.

(Outro)
I’m still here.
I just don’t know how.

Song Credits
Written and composed by D.L. Malcolm
Music created with the assistance of AI production tools
Visuals created with the assistance of AI video and image generation tools
© 2026 Black River Whiskey — Under exclusive license to Dead River Records

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