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fred small - the distance lyrics

[verse 1]
we pass through these rooms without speaking
where the light throws a pattern of lace
you say you don’t know if you are leaving
but there’s no shadow of doubt upon your face
and you tell me there is no other
and i know you well enough to know it’s true
and well enough to know you need a lover
who can give what i never gave to you

[chorus]
and you can say that you were lonely
when i lay right by your side
you can say you saw the distance
when i looked you in the eye
and you can say i nevеr reached you
no matter how many timеs i tried
but don’t say i didn’t love you
’cause that’s a god d+mn lie

[verse 2]
i emptied the drawer filled with letters
and i bowed my head and cried
no one ever loved me better
there was love in every line
but there were times i didn’t hold you
when all you needed was a touch
and there were times when i said nothing
when one word would have been enough
[bridge]
and it seems sometimes like i lost my hand to a machine
in an accident a long time ago
it grabbed at my fingers and tore them off clean
still i wait for these fingers to grow
and if i had fingers i’d touch your cheek
with a gesture so gentle and fine
i would braid your hair with baby’s breath
i would take your hand in mine

[chorus]
and you can say that you were lonely
when i lay right by your side
you can say you saw the distance
when i looked you in the eye
and you can say i never reached you
no matter how many times i tried
but don’t say i didn’t love you
’cause that’s a god d+mn lie

[verse 3]
i hear your voice in the morning
singing softly to yourself
i know you imagine the loving
that awaits you with somebody else
and maybe i will find another
who will take me in spite of these scars
and each of us yet may discover
how innocent we are
[chorus]
’cause you can say that you were lonely
when i lay right by your side
you can say you saw the distance
when i looked you in the eye
and you can say i never reached you
no matter how many times i tried
but don’t say i didn’t love you
’cause that’s a god d+mn lie
i know you won’t say i didn’t love you
’cause you know it would be a lie

- fred small lyrics

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