Not Far At All
Album: Across the Frequency
Lyrics by Melissa Bianco
Warm, nostalgic 1980s power pop with jangly guitars and confident, melodic female vocals, reflecting on high school friendships and the possibility of reconnecting.
Lyrics
Rain slides down the window pane
Homeroom, it’s Monday again
High school, a new social set
Didn’t know what mattered yet
My solitude had to end
I needed to find a friend
I played it cool, didn’t let it show
A surface calm, but fear below
So many faces, so many names
Take a breath, pretend it’s a game
I walked over, smile on display
“Hey, wanna hang out today?”
We met up every day after class
Time like lightning moved way too fast
Five whole years, side by side
Forever was a moment in time
Life happens and it pulled me away
Still I smile thinking about those days
I could pick up the phone, make the call
I’m really not far at all
One had guts, never backed down
One aced every test in town
One knew about style and clothes
Grateful for friends like those
Every one perfect symmetry
Rare elements, same chemistry
Strange how as the years pass
You value the friends that last
All that time just fell away
When we’d meet again
I miss the ease of younger days
When time was ours to waste
That support through highs and lows
Shaped me more than they’ll know
Life happens and it pulled me away
Still I smile thinking about those days
I could pick up the phone, make the call
I’m really not far at all
Thought of them today
They’re just a call away
(Just a call away)
© 2026 Melissa Bianco. All rights reserved.
