So far away
Emmylou Harris/Mark Knopfler Lyrics

Here I am again in this mean old town
Once again, I find myself in this unpleasant and unsavoury place.

And you're so far away from me
Unfortunately, at this moment, you are physically distant from me.

And where are you when the sun goes down
I wonder where you are when the day turns to night.

You're so far away from me
Regardless, you are still out of my reach.

Chorus: So far away from me
You are so distant that I cannot even see you. You are very far away from me.

I'm tired of being in love and being all alone
It can feel lonely to be in love when you are physically distant from your partner.

When you're so far away from me
It's challenging to feel close when you're not actually here with me.

I'm tired of making out on the telephone
Virtual intimacy doesn't match the real thing and becomes exhausting after a while.

And you're so far away from me
Moreover, you're physically unavailable which further fades the intimacy.

Chorus: So far away from me
You are still unreachable, and it feels like you're never going to really be close.

I get so tired of having to explain
I become weary of continually having to detail the extreme lengths between us.

When you're so far away from me
Your physical distance from me continues to be the source of our separateness.

See you've been in the sun and I've been in the rain
The places where we each find ourselves are equally important and different, and heighten those differences between us.

And you're so far away from me
But no matter what, your location keeps you beyond my reach.

Chorus: So far away from me
You remain too far away for me to interact with. You're so far away that it feels hopeless.