The Distance
Longing Across Distances: A Yearning for Connection
Lyrics
You should be here with me
You should be present with me
Giving me what I need
Giving me the emotional support or fulfillment I require
Won't you come closer?
Asking the person to come closer physically or emotionally
I can' wait that much longer
Expressing impatience, unable to wait much longer
If you could only see
Desire for the person to understand their impact on the speaker
How you're affecting me
Highlighting how the person is influencing the speaker
Wish I was your home
Expressing a wish to be the place the person feels at home
Wish you were never gone
Regretting the absence of the person
Why? Why?
Repeating the question 'Why' in different variations, expressing confusion or longing
Why? Why? (Why?)
-Why? Why?
-Why, oh, why?
-I'll go the distance for you
Commitment to go to great lengths for the person, emphasizing dedication
I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-Ooh
-I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-Ooh
-Two days is all I need
Expressing that a short period is all the speaker needs
We could just make-believe
Suggesting the possibility of creating a fantasy or make-believe scenario
Time doesn't matter
Stating that time is not a significant factor
Let's just get lost together
Proposing to get lost together, indicating a desire for shared experiences
Jump through the fire for me
Encouraging the person to make sacrifices for the relationship
Cross all the land and sea
-If you could you could take it
-Then we could make it
-Why? Why?
Repetition of the question 'Why,' intensifying the emotional inquiry
Why? Why? (Why?)
-Why? Why? (Oh, why?)
-Why, oh, why?
-I'll go the distance for you
Reiteration of the commitment to go the distance, emphasizing determination
I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-Ooh
-I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-Ooh
-I just gotta reach you, ohh
Expressing a strong desire to reach the person
I just gotta hold you now, baby
Yearning to hold the person close
I just gotta be the one for you, ooh
Desiring to be the one for the person
I need you to hold me now
Expressing the need for physical closeness
(I'll go the distance for you)
Reaffirmation of the commitment to go the distance, asserting understanding
Yeah, for you
-(I'll go the distance for you)
-I'll go, I'll go
-(I'll go the distance for you)
-I'll go the distance for you
-(I'll go the distance for you) I got it
-Yeah, for you (yeah, you, ohh)
-I'll go the distance for you
Continuation of the commitment, now including the word 'baby'
I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-Ooh
-I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-I'll go the distance for you
-Yeah for you
-Baby
Confirmation of understanding and dedication to go the distance for the person
I got it
-For you, yeah, for you
-(For you)
-Yeah, for you
-Ohh
A closing expression, perhaps echoing the emotional tone of the lyrics
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