Far Gone from Here

We lay on the bank of a wild Kentucky river
Her hand in mine we stared the stars straight in the eye
The sycamores seemed to whisper "Don't you ever forget her"
And I haven't, no I’ve never even tried

And it's scenes like that come to you when you're in some cheap hotel room
Trying to think of something to drift you on the deep
Then what's under the surface, it can start to bubbling over
And Jesus knew a thing or two of what men sow and reap

Chorus

Forever's one of them words that don't mean much in the moment
But a whole lot more when their echo starts to sound down through the years
Yesterday might make some sense, remembered tomorrow
There might mean a little more, when it's far gone from here

Not every choice is a win or a loss to be tried and tallied
Sometimes things just turn out the way they're going to be
Not all regrets follow mistakes and some accidents are final
Shadows hide in the bright sunshine and some beauty's hard to see