Jimmy Stafford

Lyrics

Only A Heartbeat Away

In your life
If you could do anything you want
Would you still be who you are
Isn’t that enough
In a dream
There’s a payphone in a parking lot
A man and a shopping cart
Waiting for a call
that he knows will never come

In the middle of the night and you can’t sleep
Staring at a neon sign
Early morning sunlight creeping in
Gotta get to work on time
Do you know that’s all I ever wanted
You know it's all I really needed
We all want something to believe in
It’s only a heartbeat away

Nine o’clock
All the lights are out
Somewhere down the road
There’s a telephone that won’t stop ringing
Is there anybody home

(Chorus)

Somewhere in the universe
Lost in the stars
Maybe when you come back down
You’ll find out who you are
You’re gonna find out who you are
It’s only a heartbeat away

Do you know that’s all I ever wanted
You know it’s all I really needed
We all want something to believe in
It’s only a heartbeat away
Do you know when you can feel it on the inside
The wheels will keep turning on the outside
While the stars are dancing in the moonlight
It’s only a heartbeat away
It’s only a heartbeat away


Music and lyric by Jimmy Stafford