1178 – Carole King – So far away (1971)

Escrita por Carole King, foi gravada em janeiro de 1971 e lançada em 10 de fevereiro de 1971, no disco Tapestry e também depois em um compacto que tinha Smackwater Jack como Lado A. Fala sobre um amor que está longe fisicamente e coneça a ficar longe emocionalmente também.

Carole King cantou e tocou piano. Curtis Amy tocou flauta. Russ Kunkel tocou bateria. Charles Larkey tocou baixo e James Taylor tocou violão.

Foi regravada por Rod Stewart, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

So far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know that you're just time away

Long ago, I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
Oh, how I wish I could
But you're so far away, yeah

One more song about movin' along the highway
I can't say much of anything that's new
But if I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it bein' close to you

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know, you're so far away

So far away
Yeah, you're so far away
Oh yeah yeah yeah

Travelin' around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothin' else to do but close my mind
I sure hope the road don't get to own me
There's so many dreams I've yet to find, I've yet to find

Oh, but you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away

You're so far away
Oh, you're so far away

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