Distant Lanterns

(hummm) Five thousand miles

on a telephone line

Your quiet laughter

is tangled in mine

Two different time zones,

the same silver moon

Wish I could reach you,

wish I'd be there soon And the distance is heavy,

it pulls at my chest

Oh,

I am holding onto

every word you say

Counting down the hours,

washing miles away (ooh-ooh)

Your empty pillow

is keeping the space

I trace the outline

of your absent face (ahhh) And close my eyes

just to feel you nearby

Oh, I am holding onto

every word you say

Counting down the hours,

washing miles away (ooh-ooh)

Just a little while longer (hummmm)