Carole King - So Far Away

"So Far Away" is one of Carole King's classic songs from her 1971 album Tapestry. The song is a beautiful, reflective ballad about longing, distance, and the emotional challenges of being apart from a loved one. Carole King wrote and performed the song, and it's known for its heartfelt lyrics and soothing melody.

The track became one of the most popular songs from Tapestry, which itself is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Carole King's warm, emotive vocal delivery, paired with the simplicity of the piano and orchestration, gives "So Far Away" its enduring appeal.

Carole King - So Far Away Lyrics

So far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're just time away

Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
Oh, how I wish I could
But you're so far away

One more song about moving along the highway
Can't say much of anything that's new
If I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it being close to you

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away
Yeah, you're so far away

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothing else to do but close my mind
I sure hope the road don't come to own me
There's so many dreams I've yet to find

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away
Yeah, you're so far away
Hey, you're so far away