10,000 Miles Away - Darrell Scott

I can feel it when the wind blows

Stealing leaves out of their trees

It’s a moment full of mystery

Summer’s last breath before the freeze

But the change will make me stronger

As I deal with shorter days

Summer’s moved to South America

10,000 miles away

To the top of hunger mountain

I found my solitary way

Where I could live on nuts & honey

And take my shelter in a cave

Then I thought of friends and family

Who would never pass this way

When I opened my eyes I saw them

10,000 miles away

Where is that fragile boy we knew

Whose passion was his curse?

He found the error of humanity

But he did not see it first

His accordion and couplets

Have no real effect today

Is he sleeping on some sidewalk

10,000 miles away

No one should have to try

No one should have to try so

No one should have to try so hard

No one