"The Distance" lyrics

Hello my friend
It's nice to see you again
How's life, how've you been?
I must admit
This feels a little strange

'Cause it seems like a lifetime ago
Since the last time we spoke
Know I said I was gonna call you
But I don't have your number in my phone anymore

Honestly my babe
If I had it, I'd probably hesitate
I wouldn't know where to begin
The distance grows with the years

Remember when
Our story began
It was the end of innocence
Diving head first into life
With the questionable bliss of blinding ignorance

The times you cried on my shoulder
Over what was his name again?
How we tasted the night for the first time
Wishing it would never end

Honestly my babe
I'm so glad we ran into each other today
How else could we have seen
The distance just disappear

And it's like time stood still
We're still chasing thrills
Forever seventeen
With the world at our feet

If after today
We never meet again
Before you go now
I want you to know

That I'll always remember the days
When we found home
In each other's embrace