Walk the Distance - Patrick Jørgensen

I was nine years old with a dream

Just a tiny kid, tryna fit in

And in between the times when I’m showing up at school

I was with my friends, and I’m acting like a fool

I’m dropping by the house, I’m in need of mama’s shelter

Dropping by to see if there was anything that I could do to help her

Whether that be taking out the trash or trashing up the kitchen

It’s never safe to say with all the meals that you were cooking

Every Sunday waking up to hot cakes

Wait in line, see how much time that takes

Feeding five of us kids sitting ring around the table

When you were walking ill and barely able

And our lunch bags had smiles of their own

I brought it into school, if I didn’t leave it home

I was on the move when your days were feeling long

I was into trouble, you was barely holding on

Wouldn’t change, hear me out, listen

What I needed, shook my eyes and vision

Used to be a time, wishing it was different

Found it difficult, had to walk the distance

Know you’re gone, miss your kitchen

What you used to cook, love fixes

Used to be a time, wishing it was different

Found it difficult, had to walk the distance

I was ten years old on a bike

Dreams of going big member what it was like

Adrenalin rush, out there looking for a jump

I was never good, but I thought I was a champ

I often came home with bruises on my knees

Never had keys, you were there to let me in

Patching me up, fixing supper, taking care

Making sure my pain and my troubles disappear

Airing out my lungs became a habit every night

What I had seen was the things that I would write

And despite the fact that it was rarely any good

At least I felt like audiences really understood

Up in all the mix you had a spiral of your own

In and out of hospitals became your second home

I was on the move, tryna find where I belong

Often found a spot, but I knew that it was wrong

Wouldn’t change, hear me out, listen

What I needed, shook my eyes and vision

Used to be a time, wishing it was different

Found it difficult, had to walk the distance

Know you’re gone, miss your kitchen

What you used to cook, love fixes

Used to be a time, wishing it was different

Found it difficult, had to walk the distance