In The Distance

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Mike Roe] I watch the moonlight hit her window It weaves bright diamonds through her hair But I have tarried in these shadows In hopes she will not see me here I don't know what I've been thinking I should move on to other business But I promised I would be strong And only watch her in the distance [Verse 2: Terry Taylor] I know the war claimed her young husband And so her life's been mighty rough And she doesn't need more sorrow I have given her enough So I will try to keep my mind off My poor aching heart's insistence She must learn to live without me So I'll just watch her in the distance [Verse 3] I recall the fight in Franklin A Yankee bullet laid me down That night, I watched her in the graveyard Where they put me in the ground That's when I heard the angels calling And felt the pull of love's resistance So the Good Lord let me linger So I could watch her in the distance [Verse 4: Derri Daugherty] If I wrapped cold arms around her If I gently spoke her name She couldn't bear my haunted whisper So there's nothing to be gained Perhaps my time has come for leaving Time to lay down my defenses And be content with having loved her Even in the distance For I've been blessed for having loved her Even in the distance