Far away
up past the clouds
you're waiting for me
you've gathered around

You're my every memory
the good ones the best
The ones that I love
Forget all the rest


And though I stretch
though I try
to reach for the sky
I find you're just out of my reach
and though I jump
although I fly
You're just too high
Because you're just out of my reach


Somehow I know
Somehow I feel
That this love is real
But where are you now

They've snuck you away
They've taken my day
They're making you stay
There's no other way

And though I run
though I go
to reach for you
I find you're just out of my reach
And though I squint
although I pry
I can't see you
Because you're just out of my reach


I try reaching
I try pulling
I try grabbing
but you all keep on going

All of the people
all of my friends
are leaving and maybe
this is the end

And though I beg
though I plea
"Please stay with me"
I find you just out of my reach
And though I give
Although I care
You don't hear me
because you're just outside my reach


I still hold on
I hope and I pray
that maybe, just maybe
something will change

So I don't see
all the pain around me
and maybe one day
I'll finally sing:

I won't jump
I won't leap
to reach to you
I find you just inside my reach
And all I'll do
Is put my arm around you
and keep you near
because you're right inside my reach

And that's all I'd ever sing.

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JH 2019®