Story Behind The Song
Riding home on the interstate with the family in the car. Remembering us all as kids. 20 years of rides home leading to this last one.
Song Description
Seems So Far.
So many years, so much life, so many people and things
Coming back home again
is as Near as Near can be
| Song Length |
2:56 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Subject |
Philosophy |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SEEMS SO FAR
by Carol Lester
I put on my Daddy's Coat
and took a walk down Laverock Road
The children playing in piles of leaves
Were like we used to be
We'd tumble outside after suppertime
Barb Rich Buttercup and I
Mom threw breadcrumbs on the ground
Dad would whistle birds down
(climb)
Our voices would soar
In a silver lined arc
thru the pinks and the blues
Melting day into dark
(chorus)
The days spin round
the shades pull down
and where we land
SEEMS SO FAR
We're all grown
and scattered wide
We load the kids
to drive hundreds of miles
Take turns asleep the whole way back
ANother weekend fades to black
I put on my Daddy's coat
to hug me warm,
this last ride home
Pain will fade
Til only sweetness remains
(climb)
the green highway signs
gently crest and roll by
the bristle top trees
of an etch a sketch sky
The shade pull down
the night Spins round
and where we land
SEEMS SO FAR
SEEMS SO FAR
The shades pull down
the world spins round
and where we land
Is where we began