Stagger down Bourbon Street in a Jack Daniels haze
Two man zydeco band struggles on stage
Violent drum machines are raping my ears
The bathroom is just too damn far away from here
I’m too far away from you and I’m too close to blue
I’m too far away from you and I’m too close to blue
Drunk businessmen croak out karaoke blues
Been traveling too much, paying too many dues
There’s miles and miles of empty bar
Each inch is lined with empty tip jars
I’m too far away from you and I’m too close to blue
I’m too far away from you and I’m hanging out with some Mardi Gras crue
Jazz saxophones pounding my brain
Toss back another one of them hurricanes
March up and down this asphalt dance floor
Just keep going ’til you just can’t take it any more
Strip club barkers, street side nubetees
Frat boys stagger in sloppy arrays
Booze assaults my tired brain
As we break into a Creole refrain
I’m too far away from you and I’m too close to blue
I’m too far away from you and I’m stuck down in the bayou
Too Far Away was written by Guy Smith.
Guy Smith released Too Far Away on Wed Jan 31 2018.