Eight thousand miles
Will not stop me
From loving you.
We've been together long enough
That forever won't be long enough.
A countdown of months, weeks, days
Will not stop me
From loving you.
It seems the less time we have
The more my heart yearns for you.
Watching you board this plane
Has not stopped me
From loving you.
That achy feeling still climbs from my stomach,
Crawling up my windpipe, choking me, invisible pressure.
These months we haven't spoke
Have not stopped me
From loving you.
Time just gives me time, time to think, time to dream,
Time to wish for more time.
That boy who said he loved me
Did not stop me
From loving you.
His words were not the words we used,
Words that meant what the meant an said so much more.
Your call to say you'd come back for me
Could not stop me
From loving you,
No, it gave me an excuse to love out loud again,
An excuse to live on in your promise
And even my darkest days
Do not stop me
From loving you.
A siren call to the silent thing does not trump you,
The sweetest melody, however faint.
Eight Thousand Miles
Did not stop me
From loving you,
And now that you've returned,
The micrometer between us
Will not keep me
From loving you
Forevermore.
