The Shortest Distance
As the last ship on the ocean, sails into the setting sun
Though its billowed sails soon fade away, it’s memory lingers on
I’ve come so far in one short lifetime, it seems hardly far enough
As I retrace those steps behind me and conceive those yet to come
Through perfect days when I am with you, I know anywhere you go
I can hold those times forever as they wonder through my soul
With these moments I remember and have nurtured for so long
As their words drift through my fingers, changing memories to song
Cause I know the shortest distance between two hearts
Are the memories that bind them, may they sail… forever on
I don’t pretend to know the answers to the questions that we seek
But if through song a candle starts to burn and shines it’s light on me
Then with my instrument beside me, and the words I carry down
I will weave their timeless wisdom through a web of rhythmic sound
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As the never ending story in the music carries on
And the last ship on the ocean sails into the setting sun
All those moments we remember, are the treasures that we keep
As the words drift through my fingers changing songs to memories
Cause I know the shortest distance between two hearts
Are the memories that bind them, may they sail…forever on
Cause I know the shortest distance between two hearts
And the memories that bind them, may they sail…forever on
Sail on, forever on…sail on, forever on.............