So Far Away
Chasing Distance: Longing for Presence in Nobody's Girl's 'So Far Away'
Lyrics
So far away
Expressing a sense of emotional or physical distance.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Reflecting on the transient nature of relationships; people don't stay in one place.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expressing a desire to see a familiar face, possibly someone missed.
It doesn't help to know you're just time away
Realization that the knowledge of the person being only a matter of time away doesn't bring comfort.
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Recalling a past attempt to reach out to someone emotionally.
Holding you again could only do me good
Believing that reconnecting with the person would bring positive emotions.
Oh how I wish I could but you're so far away
Expressing a strong desire to be close to the person despite the physical distance.
One more song about moving along the highway
Acknowledging the repetitiveness of songs about moving and change.
Can't say much of anything that's new
Conveying a sense of monotony or lack of novelty in life.
If I could only work this life out my way
Expressing a wish to navigate life on one's own terms.
I'd rather spend it being close to you
Preferring to spend life close to the person, prioritizing relationships over other pursuits.
But you're so far away
Reiterating the emotional distance and a sense of yearning for closeness.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Repeating the observation about the lack of stability in relationships and locations.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expressing the desire to see the person's face at the door again.
It doesn't help to know you're so far away
Reaffirming the emotional challenge posed by the physical distance.
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Sharing the emotional toll of constant travel and loneliness.
Nothing else to do but close my mind
Indicating a lack of alternative activities, with the mind closing off.
I sure hope the road don't come to own me
Expressing a hope not to be completely consumed or defined by the road.
There's so many dreams I've yet to find
Acknowledging unfulfilled dreams and aspirations due to the current lifestyle.
But you're so far away
Repeating the theme of emotional distance and yearning for closeness.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Reiterating the observation about the lack of stability in relationships and locations.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Expressing the desire to see the person's face at the door again.
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
Reaffirming the emotional challenge posed by the physical distance.
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