from a distance

just another bar

with loud guitars

smoke and candles burning low

and the same ol' boys

their backs to the bar

staring across a crowded floor

then i hear a familiar sound

your voice laughing out loud

from a distance i can see you

dancing slowly with somebody new

but i can't hold you like i want to

but i can love you from a distance

so i take a chair

in a corner somewhere

you can't see me

but i can look at you

and i remember those times

when i looked in your eyes

the way that he now looks at you

deep down i know it's over

but it hurts me when he's so much closer

from a distance i can see you

dancing slowly with somebody new

but i can't hold you like i want to

but i can love you from a distance

and if i can't hold you near me

i'll just hold onto your memory

from a distance i can see you

dancing slowly with somebody new

but i can't hold you like i want to

but i can love you from a distance

i'll always love you from a distance