Shimmering distances The daily swinging up I'm listening to many birds How will I ever How will I ever get there? How will I ever get there now? It's something hard to explain And certainly I will not get it right But I'm looking out for you now And probably you are just on the way And getting through the streets of town Takes a long time Street-wide and city-wide Runs the longing for home It is disguised as many things Gulfs widen, and the great water Comes into my room How will I ever see you now? How will I ever see you now? It's something hard to explain And certainly I may not get it right But I'm looking out for you now And probably you are just on the way And getting through the streets of town Takes a long time