1 State Away

Baby, you know how hard this is on me You gotta let it show, find a way to let go
Baby, I'll understand if you're not in love with me Or if it's another man, it would be so easy to see
Don't let the sun not shine for a few drops of rain Don't be afraid to paint because your fingers might stain
I see your dreams inside your photographs I keep praying that you'll come back if it ain't there

And baby, you must stay But always remember, I'm just one state away
Baby, I know, I feel it every time you smile When I'm feeling low, my mind knows where to go
Baby, make no mistake, I've been feeling this for a while It's getting harder to fake, not sure how much more I can take
Don't let the sun not shine for a few drops of rain Don't be afraid to paint because your fingers might stain

I see your dreams inside your photographs I keep praying that you'll come back if it ain't there
And baby, you must stay But always remember, I'm just one state away
Baby, I remember, you know I'll never forget A warm kiss on a cold December We're both such bad pretenders
Baby, after all these years It's something we won't regret There's a hundred new fears A million reasons to have you near

Baby, I remember, you know I'll never forget A warm kiss on a cold December We're both such bad pretenders
Baby, I remember, you know I'll never forget A warm kiss on a cold December We're both such bad pretenders
Baby, after all these years It's something we won't regret There's a hundred new fears A million reasons to have you near
Don't let the sun not shine for a few drops of rain Don't be afraid to paint because your fingers might stain

I see your dreams inside your photographs I keep praying that you'll come back if it ain't there
And baby, you must stay But always remember, I'm just one state away
We both found a way to push each other away Not listening to the notes that either one of us played
I sung a hundred songs written just for you You took a slew of pictures hoping it would come through

We stared at it face to face for decades on end Hiding behind a masquerade, looking for a long lost friend
We did all we could do to go on with our lives You got married, I got rid of several wives
Life is content, are we missing the meaning of love
When do we both decide enough is enough? We both searched, looking for something from the past

Thinking maybe this time it just might last We worry if it is wrong, but is it right for us to go on
People look down upon us, frown upon us But I know damn well neither one of us are afraid to discuss
The days of yesteryear and the laughs that we shared The way we made love was more than sex we really cared
Don't get me wrong, it was hot as a sunny day in July I can't recall either one of us walking away dry

If I were a piston and you're my cylinder The engine will always run, some point in life
You must be willing to risk your boredom for fun
If I were the chamber and you are the bullets Baby, let's load this gun
I may be on the right and you somewhere on the left But it's okay, perhaps we should meet in the middle

We're only one state away