So Far Away

This song is pretty much one of my favourite songs ever. I can't believe Carole King hasn't got more comments, she's amazing! Such a talented songwriter...

This song is just so sad and beautiful.

Very moving - from a time long before cell phones, skype, internet, email....... Writing letters and paying out the a$$ for long distance phone calls was the only way to stay in touch. When someone was "far away" they might as well have been on Mars.

"traveling around sure gets me down and lonely nothing else to do but close my mind i sure hope the road don't come to own me" love these lyrics

this is one of my favorite carole king songs. i know it's supposed to be a breakup song, but i strongly associate it with my kind of more than friend who lives in new york, and i'm in chicago. so she's litteraly far away.

this line is the strongest for me: "long ago i reached for you and there you stood holding you again could only do me good" she gives the best hugs in the world, and i would kill to be back in her arms.

this song is so beautifully written.

Always like to think this is about family - how they have to break up due to working in different parts of the country and how hard it can be to maintain a relationship when they're not there. Almost certainly it's about a partner but that's just the way I like to think about it.

A great break up song.. It was nice to see Carol King step into the spotlight with Tapestry. I like the nostalgic quality of this song as she expresses her sorrow that he's not there today but was so close just "yesterday".

A song that says "I miss you, baby."

Your so far away……sad but true people do move on.