So far from who I was From who I love From who I want to be So far from all our dreams From all it means From you here next to me So far from seeing home I stand out here alone Am I asking for too much?

This is my promise to write to you So for you my every word Is the sinking feeling here in my chest I am so far from home but the further away we are the closer I am The closer I feel, the further you get My hands hold on tight to your every word I won't

Far, far from the fame, far away from the fame But we still remember your name, Karel Janoušek! We mourn the day that you died So be our guide, Czechoslovakia's pride Home, siblings sent to their death His wife paid the ultimate price Still, as the war

You may be far away But you're never far from home No matter where I go No, you're never far from home Some days I like the ocean It never seems to end So help me through the motions Until I see you again Come be by my side

All the same we take our chances Laughed at by time Tricked by circumstances Plus ca change Plus c'est la meme chose The more that things change The more they stay the same A boy alone, so far from home Endless rooftops from my window

And why can't you see its tearing away what I used to be Oh, so far from home being shallow and alone I'm a shadow of a soul Anywhere I go, anything I try Anyone I love is compromised Everyone I see, staring on back at me Why can't you let me be I don't

And daughters that don't belong to anyone And we are alone under this sun We are the long forgotten sons And we work to fix the work that you've undone Far from home on a road unknown Where the vultures circle on winds that blow From northern skies that

All the world is sad and lonely now Everywhere I roam (roam, roam, roam) Keep on telling you my darlin' (darlin') How my heart is going sad (so sad) So sad and lonely Because I'm so far (so far) So far from my folks back home, yeah Do you know way down

Oh I'm far away from home Oh it's a fool's lullaby I'm so alone Far away from home I gave you all The best years of my life Baby, take another chance And give it one more try

She's a good girl She feels so good La la la la la la la la la la la (Oh yeah, woo) She's such a good girl She's got a family in Carolina So far away, but she says I remind her of home Feeling oh so far from home