Story Behind The Song
THIRTY YEARS OF DISCUSSIONS AND LIFE WITH MY GRANDFATHER WHO IS NOW 96 YRS OLD ... ABOUT HIS LIFE AND TIMES ,,, HIS GOALS AND DREAMS AND OF COURSE, ALL THAT LIFE EXPIERINCE. HE TOUGHT ME TO READ AND PLAY CHESS BY THE TIME I WAS 3 .. AND TOUGHT ME MUSIC AN
Song Description
WHAT ARE OUR GOALS AS WE GO THROUGH DIFFERENT PASSAGES AND STAGES IN OUR LIVES? HOW DO OUR CHALLENGES CHANGE? AND HOW DO WE COPE WITH THEM. CAN WE TAKE OUR CURRENT IDEAS AND ACTIONS AND PARLAY THEM INTO A LONG AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE?.
| Song Length |
4:36 |
Genre |
New Age - Progressive, Rock - New Wave |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Exultant |
Subject |
Will, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Queen, Pat Metheny |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
THE DISTANT LINE
IN THE EARLY LIGHT OF DAWN
WELL YOU CAME TO ME TODAY
YOU SAID "I REALY HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR LONG
AND I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO SAY"
WELL IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN EASY
TO TELL ME WHAT YOU DID
BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH HARDER
TO KEEP ALL THAT STUFF HID
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LAUGHTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LOVE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU MUST CROSS THE DISTANT LINE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LAUGHTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LOVE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU MUST CROSS THE DISTANT LINE
CAN YOU KEEP ON KEEPIN ON
WHEN THE TARGET MOVES AWAY
OR THE VERY THING YOU'RE COUNTING ON
CAN VANISH IN A DAY
WELL IT SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISING THEN
TO FIND THAT YOU'RE ALONE
OR TO FIND YOU'RE COMPROMISING
JUST TO GET DONE AND COME HOME
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LAUGHTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LOVE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU MUST CROSS THE DISTANT LINE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LAUGHTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LOVE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU MUST CROSS THE DISTANT LINE
FROM THE DAY THE YOU START
YOU ARE PLAYING YOUR PART
IN THE MUSIC AND ART
OF A GRAND DESIGN
AT THE END OF THE ROAD
LIES YOUR WARM SAFE HOME
NO, YOU'RE NEVER ALONE
WHEN YOU FOLLOW YOUR HEART
FROM THIS MOMENT IN TIME
TO THE DISTANT LINE, THE DISTANT LINE
WE'RE GOING, WE'RE KNOWING, WE'RE GROWING TOO
THE DISTANT LINE
KEEP ON KEEPING ON
WHEN THE TARGET MOVES AWAY
OR THE VERY THING YOUR COUNTING ON
CAN VANISH IN A DAY
THERE'S A TERMINAL SENSATION
WHEN YOU FIND THAT YOU'VE ARRIVED
AT YOUR FINAL DESTINATION
THEN YOU TURNED BACK AND SURVIVED
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LAUGHTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LOVE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU MUST CROSS THE DISTANT LINE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LAUGHTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LOVE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
YOU MUST CROSS THE DISTANT LINE
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND LAUGHTER
FOR THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE THEREAFTER
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND LAUGHTER
FOR THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE THEREAFTER
THE DISTANT LINE