This Distance

I swear I'm not just saving face
 I've changed since we last spoke
 Killed the fire, cleared the smoke
 And I walk on coals until we get back home
 You knew I'd been wasting days, debating ways to cope
 The river dries, the rocks erode
 I swim up-tide to show you how I've grown
 Oh won't you
 Take my hand
 I know I'm asking for so much
 I let you down I broke your trust
 Doesn't this distance tear you up?
 It tears me up
 I'm asking for so much, it tears me up
 This distance tears me up
 I'll say you were my saving grace but I still I said goodbye
 I'll cut the bullshit, cut the lies
 To hold you 'til those days are long behind
 When I've exercised the cliches and I'm speaking only truth
 It's more than me, it's more than you
 The more I try the less my words have use
 Oh won't you
 Take my hand
 I know I'm asking for so much
 I let you down I broke your trust
 Doesn't this distance tear you up?
 It tears me up
 I'm asking for so much, it tears me up
 This distance tears me up
 Oh, this distance, this forgiveness
 I reach out my hand
 You don't have to take it back, no you don't have to understand
 All this pain and all this waiting
 Tell me where I stand
 If I do or if I don't If I can or if I can't
 If i can or if I...
 Take your hand
 I know I'm asking for so much
 I let you down I broke your trust
 Doesn't this distance tear you up?
 It tears me up
 I'm asking for so much, it tears me up
 This distance tears me up