Smoke Ring Days

Lyrics

The Distance Between Us

The distance between us
Ain’t measured in meters
It’s hate and ideology
Create the space that comes between you and me

The distance between us
Is tragedy tallied
In shotgun screams and dying men
Destroying dreams again, again and again

How is it the world we live in
Spins at different speeds
For those with different-colored skins
And those with different creeds

When will we learn to care and share
Based on what each one needs
So all may live together
Filled with hope and dignity

The distance between us
Ain’t all about money
It doesn’t matter rich or poor
Can’t make things great again by starting a war

The distance us
Is stupid gone viral
As, unrelenting, on it reigns
And will until the day we trust those with brains

The distance between us
Six feet like a grave dug
In earth that shifts below our tread
And buries so much hope along with the dead

The distance between us
It don’t have to be us
We must wake up ‘fore it’s too late
To killing without cause as an act borne of hate

The distance between us
Oh, the distance between us
Yeah, the distance between us
The distance between us

© Richard Eppedio and C.R. Keyser-Posner/Smokesongs Ltd.