《When You're Gone》的詞曲創作由艾薇兒·拉維尼完成，歌曲的英語版歌詞由美國作家Liz Rose協助完成。歌曲的英文版歌詞如下：
When you're gone,
The flowers in my garden die.
And it doesn't matter how much I try
To plant another one in their place.
But when you're gone,
The stars fall from the sky.
And it doesn't matter how much I try
To keep them shining in the night.
When you're gone,
The sun won't come up the next day.
And I can't hear the birds sing.
All I hear is my heart crying.
Every day I take a deep breath
Try to make my way back to myself.
I know it's not forever, but until then,
I will remember that you're mine.
Chorus:
And I won't give up.
Not even for the moon,
Because you're the sun in my sky.
And I will hold on.
Until you come back home to me.
So when you're gone,
I will still love you.
I will remember you forever.
And I will wait for you,
Until you come back to me.
Until you come back to me.
And if I could have you back again,
I would trade all the stars in the sky,
For just one more day with you.
Because I love you so much.
Chorus:
And I won't give up.
Not even for the moon,
Because you're the sun in my sky.
And I will hold on.
Until you come back home to me.
直到你回到我的身旁。