Story Behind The Song
I am acquainted with the feelings of loss and sadness that come with being separated from someone you care about and I wrote the song to put words to those feelings.
Song Description
Two people are separated from each other and are wishing there was a way to bridge the gap in distance and in feelings.
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Loneliness, Long |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Longer Arms
Everybody wants it, so everybody looks
For the pure and perfect love
That they read about in books
I read them too, I try to learn the things they have to teach
But I've never seen a word about a love that's out of reach
Longer arms, longer arms
Arms to reach across the miles and bring her back to me
Above the cities, the fields and farms
I will carry her to me on longer arms
No one is an island, removed and set apart
No one likes the feeling of a broken open heart
But put me in a crowded room with laughter all around
Without her voice beside me I will never hear a sound
Can you hear me, darlin' Can you hear me?
If seeing is believing and all in love is fair
I'll take off all my disbelief and hang it on a prayer
That I will be the one that she comes back to by and by
That will I live to see the day that she falls into my
Longer arms