I didn't want a river But you handed me the sea I didn't want a forest But you chopped down every tree I didn't want these blue skies But you shot down every bird I didn't want these questions That you're screaming to be heard And the distance between stars Is the distance between our hearts And the difference between runners in a race Is a moment of grace I didn't want a feature length film I said a preview will do But somehow you convinced me To sit here in the dark with you And you carry this hole in your heart You expect me to fill it on the double But I can't carry more than myself Oh my own shit and shovel And the distance between stars Is the distance between our hearts And the difference between runners in a race Is a moment of grace Da dum dum dum daday Da dum da dada day Da dum dum dum daday Da dum dada day I don't I don't I don't I don't I don't I don't I don't want you I just needed you the night You say a man's got to do what a man's got to do I say A woman's Got The same right And the distance between stars Is the distance between our hearts Oh ohhh oh And the difference between runners in a race Is a moment of grace Is a moment