FROM A DISTANCE / Nanci Griffith





From a distance, the world looks blue and green,

and the snow caped mountains, white.



From a distance, the ocean meets the stream,

and the Eagle takes to fly.



From a distance, there is harmony,

and it echoes through the land,



It's the voice of hope,

It's the voice of peace,

It's the voice of every man.



From a distance, we all have enough,

and no one is in need.



There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases,

no hungry mouths to feed.



From a distance, we are instruments,

marching in a common band,



Playing songs of hope,

Playing songs of peace,

They're the songs of every man.



God is watching us, God is watching us, God is watching us,

from a distance.



From a distance, you look like my friend,

even though we are at war.



From a distance, I can't comprehend,

what all this war is for.



From a distance, there is harmony,

and it echoes through the land,



It's the hope of hopes,

It's the love of loves,

It's the heart of every man / song of every man