You and Your Heart Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MichaelSG15 

Cover art for You and Your Heart lyrics by Jack Johnson

I think that line "You and your heart shouldn't feel so far apart" means that you should do what feels right in your heart, no matter what the consequence or reprecussion is (Thus "Lost the fingernails on your hands" and just hope that the "Tide" will make all your mistakes irrelevant so you can live to the fullest.