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[Verse 1]
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The man appeared to me inside that yellow wood.
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I'd carved his name in the dirt, at the crossroads where we stood.
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He said, are you looking for directions?
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I said, gee, I wish you would.
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Which way to the infinite road that unwinds from within?
[Chorus]
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He said, follow the distant light. Oh you know I will!
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Follow the distant light, just a little bit over the hill
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Follow the distant light and although you'll never near it.
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You can travel on forever and you'll never be back here.
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I said, alright (hoo, yeah, distant light)
[Verse 2]
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The stranger appeared to me, he hopped down from his tree.
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He said, I can give you anything, but you know that nothing's free.
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Well I could take it or leave it. I said, well what do you want from me.
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He said, nothing much really, just a small token of appreciation
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That would mean so little to man like you and so much to a man like me.
[Chorus]
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Gimme the distant light.Oh no I cannot do it
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Gimme the distant light, he said through his teeth
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Gimme the distant light, you know I ain't quite yet through with it
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As I saw it shining dimly through the branches of his tree
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I walked on (yeah, distant light)
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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Following the distant light, like the way some people look for parking
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Following the distant light, yeah and tripping all over my feet
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But following the distant light, Lord, I know if I keep walking, I'll never touch it,
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But as long as I move it'll shine down on me, shine on me
[Outro]
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ooh, yeah, distant light