Gone The Distance Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

Ocean wide and water deep 

Noddin' off you fall asleep 

No one understands their pain 

Look outside it's about to rain 

Fallin' out of a blue sky 

Walk the dog and swat the fly 

No one's 'round to recognize 

Shades of black behind blue eyes 

Now you've gotta prove it all to me 

Or you can let it pass just like a speeding car 

Is there something left here you gotta see? 

Or is it all a million miles from where you are? 

Trees are tall and grass is green 

One's alone and two's a team 

Play guitar and make a scene 

Read about it in a magazine 

Tired of playin' what to be? 

Friend is now an enemy 

Slam a door and break a glass 

From there to here has gone too fast 

Now you've gotta prove it all to me 

Then you let it slide to somewhere far 

Is there something left here you gotta see? 

Or is it all a million miles from where you are?