WHAT
A "house jack" is what you use when you want to move a house. Anyone who's seen them perform live will tell you that the name is appropriate. "Raise the roof" takes on a whole new meaning with the House Jacks.
WHERE
The House Jacks have performed thousands of shows at Stadiums (from Fenway to Candlestick), Theaters/Clubs (from Carnegie Hall to the House of Blues), Colleges (from Dartmouth to Stanford), Festivals (from The World Expo to the Black and White Ball)...
...in locations around the US and internationally, including France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Japan and Singapore...
...where they have appeared with Ray Charles, James Brown, Train, LL Cool J, the Neville Brothers, Bill Clinton, Crosby Stills and Nash, the Pointer Sisters, Live, Nia Peeples, Johnny Clegg, 5 Blind Boys of Alabama, Colin Powell, the Temptations, George Carlin, Pam Tillis, The Four Tops, The Gap Band, Tower of Power, Starship, Jon Secada, Run-DMC, and many others.
WHEN
1991: Formed in September, and by December win Grand Prize in the SF International Caroling Competition
So Far Away
The House Jacks Lyrics
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Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know you're just time away
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again would only do me good
Oh how I wish I could but you're so far away
I can't say much of anything that's new
But if I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it being close to you
But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
So far away, yeah, you're so far away
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothing else to do but close my mind
And I sure hope the road don't get to own me
There's so many dreams that I've yet to find
But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
So far away, yeah, you're so far away
The House Jacks's song "So Far Away" is a ballad about distance, loneliness, and the longing for love and connection. The opening lines lament the fact that people today seem to be constantly on the move, never staying in one place for long enough. The singer expresses a deep desire to see the face of his loved one at his door, but he knows that she is far away, and it doesn't make the longing any easier to bear.
The second verse is about the singer's life on the road, where he feels down and lonely, with nothing to do but close his mind. He hopes that the road won't take over his life completely, as he still has so many dreams yet to find. The chorus repeats the idea that his loved one is so far away, and it would be so fine to see her face at his door. The song ends on a melancholy note, with the singer reiterating the distance that separates him from his love.
Overall, "So Far Away" is an achingly beautiful song about the pain of separation and the power of love to transcend distance. The soft, mellow melody perfectly captures the mood of the lyrics, and the harmonies are hauntingly bittersweet. It's a song that will resonate with anyone who has ever been far away from someone they love.
Line by Line Meaning
So far away
Expressing the feeling of being distant.
Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?
Asking whether people stay in one place anymore.
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Showing how much they miss the person and the desire to see their face at their door.
And it doesn't help to know you're just time away
Acknowledging that the fact that the person is only a matter of time away does not make the distance any easier.
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Referring to a past time where the person was right there.
Holding you again would only do me good
Expressing how much they wish to hold the person again.
Oh how I wish I could but you're so far away
Expressing how much they wish they could but lamenting that the person is so far away.
One more song about moving along the highway
Acknowledging that this is yet another song about moving along the highway.
I can't say much of anything that's new
Admitting that they can't say anything new about the experience of traveling.
But if I could only work this life out my way
Expressing a desire to be able to work out their life the way they want to.
I'd rather spend it being close to you
Stating that they would rather spend their life being close to the person.
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Acknowledging that traveling around gets them down and lonely.
Nothing else to do but close my mind
Feeling like they have nothing else to do but close their mind.
And I sure hope the road don't get to own me
Expressing a desire to not be completely consumed by the road and its experiences.
There's so many dreams that I've yet to find
Expressing that there are so many dreams they have yet to find and experience.
So far away, yeah, you're so far away
Reiterating the feeling of being so far away from the person.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CAROLE KING
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