Karla lights up any room she’s in
like she remembers mama did
But Charm may not be enough in these desperate times.
Our lives are divided by this circumstance
The old days and what’s happened since
Bound together by mama’s bible from the rest home.

Tears in her eyes, fingers on the glass
Trying to remember when you held her last
When it’s all beyond your grasp, then you’ll know the distance.

Morning sun on the kitchen table 
Karla peels a mailing label
If we’ve learned anything, you got to stay busy.
A spray of yellow flowers that she couldn’t hand through
Laid by the window, nothing else she could do.
You’ll never know, you’ll just never know…

Tears in her eyes, fingers on the glass
Trying to remember when you held her last
When it’s all beyond your grasp, then you’ll know the distance.

Tears in her eyes, shadows on the glass
Trying to remember when you held her last
When it’s all beyond your grasp, then you’ll know the distance.