The Screaming Trees

'Not all who wander are lost,' (--Tolkien), but is it possible to wander "Too Far Away" ?

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I've spent years travelling the world and seen a lot of countries, met people and seen strange places. I've lived up and down the great State of California, on islands, and in the desert. I would rather die than give any of that up. Yet, occasionally, I sometimes catch myself wondering if I've travelled too much, if maybe some of the things I didn't like about staying in one place might have turned out differently if I had been there participating in them. This song nails that feeling perfectly. I'd often listen to this song driving that interminable drive down Highway 5.

"Too Far Away" by The Screaming Trees

I sit alone, in discontent
Your ears don't hear what I say.
After awhile you disconnect
To take you apart from the pain.
I walked past you all your life,
But there is only one place !
Next to you where I reside in the presence of your grace...

Hide your eyes from what is real,
And you don't know what I'll do.
Your pattern's locked in all these drawers,
But only one holds your clue.

Watch for people coming through,
They don't know where I stand.
One foot is by your side, one in another land !

I've been down so many roads,
As a child too far away.
I've been down so many roads,
I was travelin' too far away, and I say...!

I returned from miles away,
To find my heart didn't know you.
I would go where the river flows, if I were able to...
But I walk by you once again,
There is only one place !
Next to you where I reside in the presence of your grace...

I've been down so many roads,
As a child too far away !
I've been down so many roads,
I was traveling too far away !

I've been down so many roads,
I was traveling too far away !

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  • My first name is Kevin
  • My last name is Wohlmut
  • My middle name is Arthur

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