10, 000 MILES AWAY I can feel it when the wind blows Stealing leaves out of their trees It's a moment full of mystery Summer's last breath before the freeze But the change will make me stronger As I deal with shorter days Summer's moved to South America 10, 000 miles away To the top of hunger mountain I found my solitary way Where I could live on nuts & honey And take my shelter in a cave Then I thought of friends and family Who would never pass this way When I opened my eyes I saw them 10, 000 miles away Where is that fragile boy we knew Whose passion was his curse? He found the error of humanity But he did not see it first His accordion and couplets Have no real effect today Is he sleeping on some sidewalk 10, 000 miles away No one should have to try No one should have to try so No one should have to try so hard No one