Five Thousand Miles

It's five in the morning

When I get that call

And I feel thirteen again

We only spoke six hours ago

But I don't mind being woke

As he wishes me a good day

And I bid him good night

Because when five thousand miles

Are separating us

Time-zones play against us

The Earth seems so vast

My sky gets brighter and his darker

But he grabs his guitar

And plays down the phone

He knows I'm a sucker for acoustic

I close my eyes and listen

To the way his voice blends

With the music his guitar makes

Musical chords with a husky tinge

That kind that makes me ache

The ocean separates us

A string tied to my heart

Gets pulled in his direction

He says he gets the same feeling

A tug on his heart that comforts and breaks him

Lets him know I'm still alive

But the distance is still great

At night I look at the stars

And wonder if he is doing the same

I then remember it's still daylight there

The thought burns inside

The distance seems too much

But then my phone plays his song

"I miss you" his text reads

Three simple words

My heart flutters and skips

And I know we can make it