I swear I'm not just saving face, I've changed since we last spoke
Killed the fire, cleared the smoke,
And I walk on coals until we get back home
And you know I've been wasting days, debating ways to cope
The river dries, the rocks erode,
I swim up-tide to show you how I've grown
Oh won't you Take my hand
I know I'm asking for so much
I let you down I broke your trust
Doesn't this distance tear you up?
It tears me up
And I'm asking for so much, it tears me up.
This distance tears me up
I said you were my saving grace but I still I said goodbye
I'll cut the bullshit, cut the lies
Just to hold you til those days are long behind
When I've exercised the cliches and I'm speaking only truth
It's more than me, it's more than you
And the more I try the less my words have use
Oh won't you
Take my hand
I know I'm asking for so much
I let you down I broke your trust
Doesn't this distance tear you up?
It tears me up
And I'm asking for so much, it tears me up.
This distance tears me up
Oh, this distance, this forgiveness
I reach out my hand
You don't have to take it back, no you don't have to understand
All this pain and all this waiting
Tell me where I stand
If I do or if I don't If I can or if I can't
If I do or if I don't
If I can or if I...
Oh if I can
Take your hand
I know I'm asking for so much
I let you down I broke your trust
Doesn't this distance tear you up?
It tears me up
And I'm asking for so much, it tears me up.
This distance tears me up
This distance tears me up