Tim McGraw
"The Great Divide"


She was reading a book that she'd already read 
Just to pass the time 
He just sat there and stared at the TV set 
Like he was barely alive 
And when the local news was over 
They would climb the stairs 
And crawl in bed underneath the covers 
Like neither one was there 
It's a long, long way 
Across the great divide 
The songs that they once sang 
Now echo far and wide 
They could still get back 
All the love that they have lost 
(But) only if they both will reach across 
('Cause) it's a long, long way to the other side 
Of the great divide 

He was up in the attic on the fourth of July 
'Cause they flew a flag in the yard 
When he found some old roses 
She had long ago dried 
Before they drifted apart 
And how the years had slipped right by them 
He didn't understand 
He carried a petal into the kitchen 
And he placed it in her hand 

It's a long, long way 
Across the great divide 
The songs that they once sang 
Now echo far and wide 
They could still get back 
All the love that they have lost 
(But) only if they both will reach across 
('Cause) it's a long, long way to the other side 
Of the great divide