Thousand Miles Away

There's a part of me that's never ever left the farm
There's a part of me that's still out on the land
I see an open sky glow and it's a letter sent from home
With a full moon postage stamp
And I've crossed through majestic Rocky Mountains
Let 'em lift me up defying gravity
And I've spent time by the water out on the coast
Wondering if the tide would pull me out to sea

And I've tried my shoes out in the city
Under bright lights pounding pavement and concrete
All the while comparing the rush and the buzz
To gravel roads and dirt beneath my feet

I was looking for a place where my heart belonged
Where beauty would put a smile on my face
And I wonder if I'd have ever seen it
If I'd not been looking back from 1000 miles away

We said good-bye and I thought I'd never turn back to you
Felt our love had come and it had gone
But the late night telephone conversations
And distance had me thinking I was wrong
When you're off chasing parts of you that are missing
Oh there's no telling what you're gonna see
And buried between hope and consequence
I met a stranger who looked a lot like me

I was looking for a place where my heart belonged
Where beauty would put a smile on my face
And I wonder if I'd have ever seen it
If I'd not been looking back from 1000 miles away

Now I trace the full circle that I've come
With you staring up at this starry night sky
And I think of all the roads I had to travel
To see what was before my very eyes

I was looking for a place where my heart belonged
Where beauty would put a smile on my face
And I'm thankful for the distance that I've travelled
Cuz I finally saw you from 1000 miles away