Maybe you remember Bette Midler’s beautiful rendition of this song. It rose to the top of the charts in 1990 and even received a Grammy. The reason I picked this is that I was alerting a friend that I meet them tonight at a spot … with the admonition that we would keep our distance.
Here are the lyrics to that song:
From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow-capped mountains white
From a distance, the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It’s the voice of hope
It’s the voice of peace
It’s the voice of every man
From a distance, we all have enough
And no one is in need
And there are no guns, no bombs and no disease
No hungry mouths to feed
From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of hope
Playing songs of peace
They are the songs of every man
God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance, I just cannot comprehend
What all this fightings for
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
And it’s the hope of hopes
It’s the love of loves
It’s the heart of every man
It’s the hope of hopes
It’s the love of loves
This is the song for every man
God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
I really don’t think I need to say anything else. And, if you want to listen to this here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4Ac FzxtdE