Half a World Away

I’m half a world away from you
I’m half a world away
When we’re apart
Africa and the bush
Take you far
The lens, the story, the picture
Is your call

If I could hold you for a while
If I could would you stay mine?
I’m half a world away from you

The air where you film today
Is filled with death
The animals in the jungle
Have no wings
The phone in the hotel room
Never rings
How can I complain
I cannot speak

When the plane comes in
To touch the ground
Children lift their heads to hear that sound
You wear a hero’s badge upon your chest
My heart just slightly swollen from this test