Lyrics to
There’s A Space Between Us

This version of There’S A Space Between Us was released by Carole King in 1976.

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Every time I’ve needed you
You’ve been there for me
But now I feel a boundary has been drawn
I can see from all you do
That you still care for me
I know the feeling hasn’t gone

But there’s a space between
A place that I can’t go
Unless you step across and meet me halfway
We’ve been friends for much too long
And the feeling’s much too strong to let it go astray
Reach out and make the space between us go away

I know a little bit of space between two friends
Can sometimes do them good
But once in a while we need to touch
The way that people should
Love can tie you down, I know
‘Cause you know I’ve been there
But I’ve been working on a way to love
And still be free to care

You love your lady
And I know just what you’re thinking
Was a time I used to be just where you are
But I’ve since found my freedom
And I’ve finally let it sink in
The distance really isn’t very far

There’s a space between us
A place that I can’t go
Unless you step across and meet me halfway
We’ve been friends for much too long
And the feeling’s much too strong to let it go astray
Reach out and make the space between us go away

Reach out, I know that you can hear me
Reach out, I need to feel you near me

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About Lyrics and There’S A Space Between Us by Carole King

The lyrics to There’S A Space Between Us are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Carole King used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to There’S A Space Between Us have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Carole King and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to There’S A Space Between Us by Carole King. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to There’S A Space Between Us" means the words set to the music of There’S A Space Between Us, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carole King. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to There’S A Space Between Us and the lyrics to There’S A Space Between Us are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carole King who came here looking just for the lyrics to There’S A Space Between Us, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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