How Far Do I Have to

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your coffee by the window The blue mug chipped along the rim I found your note beneath the keys Three words, then nothing after them I took the long way past the station Where we used to count the trains A woman laughed beside the ticket booth And I forgot the sound of your name [Pre-Chorus] If I walk until the morning If I cross every county line Will the distance make it simple Or just give me more time? [Chorus] How far do I have to go To stop looking back for you? How many miles of open road Before the old heart breaks in two? I can carry what you left me I can learn to let it go But how far do I have to go? [Verse 2] Your photograph is in a drawer now With the receipts and winter gloves I kept the truth beneath the surface Like a thing too sharp to touch At the motel off the highway I watched the trucks roll through the rain The clerk asked where I was headed I said, “Somewhere I can change” [Pre-Chorus] If I drive until the sunrise If I lose the shape of home Will the distance make me honest Or leave me more alone? [Chorus] How far do I have to go To stop looking back for you? How many miles of open road Before the old heart breaks in two? I can carry what you left me I can learn to let it go But how far do I have to go? [Bridge] Maybe it isn’t past the river Maybe it isn’t past the state Maybe I’ve been chasing a horizon When I only had to turn and face [Final Chorus] How far do I have to go To hear my own voice come through? No more miles to prove I’m leaving No more roads that lead to you I can carry what you left me I can set it down real slow I don’t have to go that far I just have to let you go [Outro] The blue mug waits beside the window I leave it there, then close the door