Space Between the Stars

Space Between the Stars Lyrics & Chords

“Space Between the Stars” lyrics
©Michael David Martin 2009

Demo; Gibson Hummingbird (miked) and vocal recorded as two tracks into a Fostex VF-80.

Johnnie stayed too long at the fair
He walked all over/looked everywhere
A thousand shiny pairs of eyes reflecting all the pretty lights
Even as they look right through
Then there she was silhouetted by the late October skies
Leaning on a lamp post with that who-the-hell-are-you look in her eyes
Total and complete devastation
Her beautiful disguise

Wendie knows it’s time to break free
Disentangled/just had to be
The face that launched a thousand ships
Walk down the street cause accidents
All the silly boys walking into telephone poles
Now he don’t stand a chance/he played all of his cards
Left everything on the table lying right out there in the front yard
In front of God and everybody else’s eyes
His beautiful surprise

You will never know how hard I tried
Space between the stars not so wide
If I tell the truth I might die
Not another word except goodbye

Five o’clock time to go home
She works in Mayfair answering phones
At night she takes the tube back up north to Kentish Town
To her little walkup flat above the record store
She picks up her favorite old guitar
From abundance of heart comes a song in the dark
Softly fills the empty room/escapes out the window
Swirls like the wind as he shuffles down her avenue
He runs up her stairway/kicks away her black dog
Sweeps her off her bare feet/gathers her up in his long arms
Salvation and forgiveness fill his eyes
His beautiful disguise

You will never know how hard I tried
Space between the stars not so wide
If I tell the truth I will die
Not another word except goodbye

If you give me wings I might fly
Too close to the sun you and I
You will never know how hard I tried
Space between the stars not so wide

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