WE LEFT IT WITH SOME SIMPLE WORDS--
A QUICK GOODBYE,
THEN TURNED OUR BACKS, TIME TO GO.
WE WALKED AWAY TO SEP’RATE LIVES,
NOT KNOWING WHEN
WE MIGHT COME BACK TO HELLO.

I NEVER THOUGHT I’D LAST ONE DAY
BUT HERE I AM--
I’VE MADE IT MORE THAN A YEAR.
AND THOUGH I’VE TRIED NOT LOOKING BACK,
SOMETHING WAS LOST
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT

NEAR OR FAR
I’LL WANNA KNOW WHERE YOU MIGHT BE,
AND IF YOU NEEDED ME, I’D DROP IT ALL TO
LEND A HAND
TO HOLD YOU UP AND HELP YOU STAND.
IF YOU GET LOST ON THIS NEVER-ENDING CLIMB--
OH, WHO CARES ABOUT THE CLIMB
‘CAUSE I’M
YES, I’M DONE WASTING TIME.

I KNOW YOU’RE OUT THERE, AND I’M GLAD
YOU FOUND YOUR WAY,
THAT WE’RE NOT LIVING IN FEAR.
I KNOW ONE DAY OUR ROADS WILL MEET,
WE’LL TALK IT THROUGH,
AND I WILL SAY TO YOU

NEAR OR FAR
I’LL WANNA KNOW WHERE YOU MIGHT BE,
AND IF YOU NEEDED ME, I’D DROP IT ALL TO
LEND A HAND
TO HOLD YOU UP AND HELP YOU STAND.
IF YOU GET LOST ON THIS NEVER-ENDING CLIMB--
OH, WHO CARES ABOUT THE CLIMB
‘CAUSE I’M
YES, I’M DONE WASTING TIME.

I DON’T WANNA BE
SOME SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY,
WHEN I KNOW
(YES I KNOW)
WHAT’S BEEN BROKEN, WE CAN MEND
I WANNA BE THERE AT THE END
OF THE SHOW.

NEAR OR FAR
I’LL WANNA KNOW WHERE YOU MIGHT BE,
AND IF YOU NEEDED ME, I’D DROP IT ALL TO
LEND A HAND
TO HOLD YOU UP AND HELP YOU STAND.
IF YOU GET LOST ON THIS NEVER-ENDING CLIMB--
OH, WHO CARES ABOUT THE CLIMB
‘CAUSE I’M
YES, I’M DONE WASTING TIME.