Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Blue Distance Lyrics

Dear Mary Chapin Carpenter, wishing you a Happy Birthday!

I love her work God bless her

A timelessw song from a timeless Lady.. The older the Better..

Every time I hear her sing she creates a sence of wellness inside me. That everything is ok.

A delicious, air-licking and nostalgic look at yesteryear through the eyes of a whimsical poet.

Serenity meets song

Across the railroad tracks, down the gravel road
headlights throw a beam on the way back home
lie down, lie down, listen wide awake
to the trains that roll, to the sound time makes

It passes through the air like a summer storm
catching on my sleeve like a roses thorn
sometimes it whispers, sometimes it roars
flies like the wind, waits by the door
And I know you know and that’s all I need
When the light of day looks like night to me
When you’re far away and I’m all alone
I can’t explain, I know you know

It fills up my chest, it fills up my eyes
like an old glass jar filled with fireflies
sometimes I’m still, sometimes I sigh
sometimes I’m lost and I don’t know why
But I know you know and that’s all I need
When the light of day looks like night to me
When you’re far away and I’m all alone
I can’t explain, I know you know

In the morning light, before the heat sets in
call the dogs to run where the shade has been
across the railroad tracks lay your silver down
find it smooth and flat, stars for your crown

In the blue distance where our lives unfurl
at the edges of the sky, the beauty of the world
I know you know and that’s all I need
When the light of day looks like night to me
When we’re far away and we’re all alone
I can’t explain, I know you know

Thanks bro for the efforts

Saw her this July in N.Wis. Great! Her songs paint a picture with words that take shape in my mind and a story is told. Love her eyes and smile.

One of the greatest women's voices of all time LOVE IT MARY !

Esta, a mi juicio y gusto, podría ser la canción más bella de esta genial cantautora. Qué grande es Mary Chapin Carpenter.

She is a master of song writing that can express in words what many people experience. Lovely!

Her music reminds me of what a poem does. It finds the words to express the inexpressible.

Cuatro personas que carecen de sensibilidad las que han dado dislike a esta obra de arte de la música.

No me canso de deleitarme con esta preciosura de tema de la formidable Mary Chapin Carpenter.

What an incredible song by MCC, first time hearing this....Wow....love it...

Nobody paints a story with lyrics like she does. "It fill my eyes, like an old glass jar, filled with fireflies" OMG magnificent!

Esta joyita de tema, bien podría ser, para mi gusto, y en verdad lo es, una de las canciones más bellas que jamás haya escuchado en mi ya, larga vida.
Músicalmente es una maravilla y la letra, una de las mejores, refinada y elevada poesía.

Y sigo escuchando esta preciosidad de trabajo musical de Chapin Caroenter.

Amo esta mujer!!

Algo sublime, esta preciosa tonada. Voz, inspiración y sentimiento desborda esta formidable melodía. Que grande la Chapin Carpenter, de lo mejor para escuchar, sus canciones nos transportan a otras dimensiones mas etéreas.

Voz, sentimiento y hermosa música, la constante de esta gran cantautora norteamericana.

Otra hermosa melodía como todas las de esta formidable cantautora.

She's still got it :)

This song is such a soaring masterpiece! I'm so glad I heard it just now on a perfect day near the Maine shore. Thank you so much for sharing. Peace

All Chapin fans should join The Mary Chapin Carpenter Fan Group on Facebook. It's a MUST for all fans!

So sublime, It fills up my chest, it fills up my eyes , every single time i hear this song

This brought tears to my eyes at Wolftrap this summer. We were all the hooligans with Sophie on the lawn. It was such a beautiful rich and generous concert. Thank you so much!!

This song touched my soul, comforting, yet sadness rolling down my cheeks.  Thank you MCC!

I have sorely missed this voice.

classic, thanks

I'm in love, as always.

I'm in pain. My child is lost to me. I have to do something I abhor. I have to have to force her to seek help where none is wanted. I feel like I am betraying her. But Mary Chapin Carpenter speaks to my soul. She is an oasis for a troubled soul.

Beautiful....Ms Carpenter never disappoints me.

This is beautiful

So beautiful, Thank you Mary Chapin. Once again you have found that quiet place where your heart meets many others...mine included.