The Space Between

There were 14 blocks between her place and mine

I walked those blocks every single day

I started feeling with each passing sign

That she was living too far away

I got to her place and said, "We've been together a year

Wouldn't it be genius if I lived, well, right here?"

I got one of her priceless stares, but said

"Honey, haven't you noticed there's

All this space between

Where I leave my house and I see your face

All this space between

When I buzzed your door and then we embrace"

I must've flashed my sexy grin

'Cause next thing you know I am moving in with her

Yeah, this is her apartment

And yeah, it's filled with all her stuff

But setting up and squeezing in, that's my department

So if I move her favorite chair, I can get my desk in there

Slide her sofa to the right, so we won't stub our toes at night

Merge our two apartments into one

And we'll feel like we've begun

Oh! So I rip the tape off this cardboard box

And lay my claim on a dresser drawer

I say goodbye to those 14 blocks

Now just imagine what lies in store

The city'd gotten me down

But that's 'cause I should've known

You really don't want to do New York alone

The best thing I ever did

Might be saying, "Screw it!" and getting rid of the

Space between

Me and the girl I can't get out of my head

All the space between

The moment we're in and what's lying ahead

I've been waiting for something here

But now I'm rushing toward the future, and I'm leaping clear

Of the space between