Discover the story of the song > When You’re Gone – The Milk Carton Kids

The protagonist is feeling lonely at midnight and can't bring himself to reach out to his partner. He plays a banjo tune he learned from her instead. He reminisces about a past summer in Atlanta and how she has never let him down. The songs she used to sing and the love she gave him still resonate with him, and he will miss her when she's gone. He plans to burn a little satchel as a way to let go, but the memories will still linger.