The Distance

Another quiet Monday evening
 This is the seventh in a row
 I'm wide 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 it stirs
 I am suddenly nostalgic
 For what I am not quite sure
 There's no stillness in my mind
 No solace in the dark
 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 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
 I sit and watch the autumn colors change
 In careful patches leaves are rearranged
 The west wind blows
 Through the window screen
 And 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
 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