Long Distance Relationship Lyrics

Little boy, eight years old
I let him ride in the back on that dirt road
He said he felt like Superman
With the wind in his face
He couldn't understand
All the problems me and his mom had
Was no way for him to know
That I was halfway gone
Later on that night I'd have to leave our happy home

But let him know that I still love him
But let him know that I still care
But let him know that this distance between us
Is becoming more than I can bare
I'm finding out just how hard it is
To be caught in what we call
A long distance relationship

I'm older now, I'm twenty-three
I finally understand what he means to me
Like all the things my mama said
Were so damn wrong
I understand that she was hurt
But when you're just a little boy you take all them words
Straight to the heart, it tore us apart
Sometimes I sit and reminisce
On all the times we could have had
If I saw him I'd tell him this

I'd let him know that I still love him
I'd let him know that I still care
I'd let him know that this distance between us
Is becoming more than I can bare
I'm finding out just how hard it is
To be caught in what we call
A long distance relationship

It's 4 am and the telephone rings
When I got the call I could hardly breathe
They said your daddy didn't make it
With tears in my eyes, I couldn't see a thing
So I dropped the phone and hit my knees
And started praying
Because I never got to say it

God, let him know that I still love him
God, let him know that I still care
God, let him know that this distance between us
Is no longer there
I'm finding out just how hard it is
To lose someone I love
In a long distance relationship

(Thanks to Steven John for these lyrics)