From a Distance

Song From a Distance
Artist Nanci Griffith
Album One Fair Summer Evening [live]

Lyrics

[00:02.16] From a Distance
[00:05.16] John Barrowman
[00:10.16]
[00:15.94] From a distance the world looks blue and green,
[00:22.61] and the snow-capped mountains white.
[00:29.79] From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
[00:36.64] and the eagle takes to flight.
[00:42.00]
[00:44.40] From a distance, there is harmony,
[00:51.17] and it echoes through the land.
[00:58.29] It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
[01:05.51] it's the voice of every man.
[01:11.27]
[01:16.93] From a distance we all have enough,
[01:23.20] and no one is in need.
[01:31.01] And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
[01:38.97] no hungry mouths to feed.
[01:43.22]
[01:46.15] From a distance we are instruments
[01:53.17] marching in a common band.
[01:59.96] Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
[02:07.01] They're the songs of every man.
[02:13.95] God is watching us. God is watching us.
[02:20.79] God is watching us from a distance.
[02:27.42]
[02:46.20] From a distance you look like my friend,
[02:53.03] even though we are at war.
[03:00.04] From a distance I just cannot comprehend
[03:07.03] what all this fighting is for.
[03:12.36]
[03:15.00] From a distance there is harmony,
[03:22.00] and it echoes through the land.
[03:28.86] And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves,
[03:35.71] it's the heart of every man.
[03:41.83]
[03:42.78] God is watching us, God is watching us,
[03:49.70] God is watching us from a distance.
[03:56.97] Oh, God is watching us, God is watching us
[04:04.46] God is watching us
[04:11.72] from a distance.
[04:19.04]