Under the redwoods and over the ferns|I'm twisting regrets into the lessons I've learned|Like you can't fill the holes in your heart up with liquor|When you're lovesick and just getting sicker||Hey distance you've built me the man of my dreams|His gaze is electric demeanor serene|And I love him just the way that he seems|So I'll leave him the way that he seems||Out past the breakers pushed in by the tide|Well I watch and I wonder about life by your side|I know that if you were willing to meet me halfway|All the glitter and gold it would fade||Hey distance you've built me the man of my dreams|His gaze is electric demeanor serene|So I'll leave him the way that he seems|'Cause I love him just the way that he seems|I'll leave him just the way that he seems||