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Lyrics
The Distance - Music and Lyrics by Traci De Leon and Chris Nurthen
Verse 1
It’s a open plain
Shades of brown and gray
A blank canvas left for me to paint
I didn’t run away
It was a steady pace
I had my eyes set on that open gate
Pre Chorus
I look over my shoulder and see where I came from
Old house is looking smaller as I approach the horizon
Chorus
I always knew when I came home
You’d see that I’ve changed and I’ve grown
I didn’t forge this path alone
I’m still the man you’ve always known
There’s a distance here and I still feel it
Like the wide open plain that lies between us
Verse 2
When the storm set in
That old winter wind
Froze my soul and toughened up my skin
I know when I return
We’ll let the fire burn
I only hope it warms my heart again
Pre-chorus
ahead in the distance and see where I came from
Old house looks even smaller But I’m still my father’s son
Chorus
I always knew when I came home
You’d see that I’ve changed and I’ve grown
I didn’t forge this path alone
I’m still the man you’ve always known
Bridge
Don’t you feel my pain? When I push you away
Do you feel anything
Do you feel anything
Chorus
I always knew when I came home
You’d see that I’ve changed and I’ve grown
I didn’t forge this path alone
I’m still the man you’ve always known