I see the Moon In her quiet grace Hanging there Above my roof, my place And I keep wondering if she Were just two blocks away Would she still look beautiful Would I even be allowed to stay and gaze Two blocks away, everything feels brighter Two blocks away, the story changes shape The Moon still shines the very same But who she shines on isn’t the same Two blocks away It’s brighter there, it’s safer too The grass grows thicker And every shade of green feels new Two blocks away Even the cops seem calm and kind The water’s cleaner Every house has room to breathe and time The officers walk the streets Just to make sure things stay right The road that leads us here Is the same worn line of blacktop But two blocks away The world shifts, the picture cracks Two blocks away, everything feels brighter Two blocks away, the story changes shape The Moon still shines the very same But who she shines on isn’t the same I walk their markets Watch their polished cars roll by There’s always someone watching me Like I'm meant to stay two blocks away Like I don’t belong on this side So stay right there, Moon Don’t drift any closer Two blocks away I could never look at you The way I can’t look At the flowers The houses, the cars And certainly never At the love That’s waiting for me Two blocks from where I can never be