The Distance

Another tired Monday evening

This is the seventh in a row

I'm awake and barely breathing

In and out the great unknown

The distance singing softly

Calling out

Keeping time

From so far

I smell a fire burning

Something in me stirs

I'm suddenly nostalgic

For what I'm not quite sure

There's no stillness in my mind

No solace in a dark with no stars

I sit and watch the autumn colors change

In careful patches leaves are rearranged

The west wind blowin'

Through the window screen

I hope its strong enough to carry me

It's been a long, long day

For a sad, sad song

How the nights get cold

When the summer moves on

Am I running too fast

Is my heart worn thin

Am I running too fast

Am I chasing the wind

The world won't stop its spinning

I pretend I have a choice

About staying here or leaving

For the laughter and the noise

The distance singing softly

Calling out

Keeping time

From so far

I sit and watch the daylight dance away

I wonder where it goes and where it stays

The west wind blowin'

Through the window screen

And I hope it's strong enough to carry me

It's been a long, long day

For a sad, sad song

How the nights get cold

When the summer moves on

Am I running too fast

Is my heart worn thin

Am I running too fast

Am I chasing the wind

Am I chasing the wind

Am I chasing the wind

I sit and watch the autumn colors change

In careful patches leaves are rearranged

The west wind blows

Through the window screen

I hope it's strong enough to carry me

It's been a long, long day

For a sad, sad song

How the nights get cold

When the summer moves on

Am I running too fast

Is my heart worn thin

Am I running too fast

Am I chasing the wind

It's been a long, long day

It's been a long, long day

It's been a long, long day

It's been a long, long day

For a sad sad, song

How the nights get cold

When the summer moves on

Am I running too fast

Is my heart worn thin

Am I running too fast

Am I chasing the wind