So Far Away

So far away; Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?

It would be so fine to see your face at my door;

Doesn't help to know you're just time away;

Long ago I reached for you and there you stood;

Holding you again could only do me good;

How I wish I could, but you're so far away

One more song about movin' along the highway;

Can't say much of anything that's new;

If I could only work this life out my way;

I'd rather spend it bein' close to you;

But you're so far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?

It would be so fine to see your face at my door;

Doesn't help to know you're so far away

Yay-uh-ay-eee; Oh, so far away

Travelin' around sure gets me down and lonely;

Nothin' else to do but close my mind;

I sure hope the road don't come to own me;

Yet so many dreams I've yet to find;

But you're so far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?

It would be so fine to see your face at my door;

And it doesn't help to know you're so far away

Carole King是七十年代歌手與詞曲作者運動的主要代表人物，1942年出生於紐約布魯克林。在大學期間，她曾與Paul Simon一起寫過歌，後來慢慢地成為職業作曲家。在歐美樂壇有著很高的地位。是90 年同時登上詞曲創作及搖滾名人堂，格萊美獎首位勇奪四項大獎創作才女經典。

卡洛爾·金(Carole King)是美國最成功的“創作歌手”之一，她的作品再現了60年代早期的風範。她在1971年出版的專輯《花毯》(Tapestry)也位於歷史上最暢銷的專輯行列中。最能和金相提並論的人物是詹姆斯·泰勒(James Taylor)，他翻唱金的歌曲《你得到了一位朋 友》(You've Got a Friend)(來自專輯《花毯》)曾經是排行榜冠軍單曲。而他的1970年專輯《甜蜜寶貝詹姆斯》(Sweet Baby James)更是70年代早期柔情搖滾的代表之作。一方面她幾十年來在歌曲創作方面獲得巨大成功，另一方面她的歌唱事業也在二十世紀七十年代達到頂峰。她曾獲得4座格萊美獎，並因歌曲創作和她的長期合作夥伴格里·高分（Gerry Goffin）同時入選詞曲創作名人堂及搖滾名人堂。