Story Behind The Song
Written when missing my wife while traveling
Song Description
The paradox of needing time along and the ache of being apart
| Song Length |
3:24 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Adorable, Horrible |
Subject |
Relationship, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Paul Mccartney, The Beatles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Closer
If only love can mend my heart
Why do I ache when we're apart?
And if only love can make me strong
Tell me how I'm to get along?
So long without you
So long without you
Walking down the street
In a seconds' beat
I can shift from emptiness
To bursting at the seams
Someone passes by
Sad, familiar eyes
And I'm spilling
On your answering machine
Wish we were closer
Need to be closer
If only love can mend my heart
Why do I ache when we're apart?
And if only love can make me strong
Tell me how I'm to get along?
So long without you
So long without you
And what if you were here?
Would it change a thing?
We might drift for hours
In familiar wanderings
Then needed time alone
Time to know our own
Caught up in this puzzle box
The paradox of need
Need to be closer
Need to be closer
If only love can mend my heart
Why do I ache when we're apart?
And if only love can make me strong
Tell me how I'm to get along?
So long without you
So long without you