Keep Your Distance Lyrics - Patty Loveless

Oh, if I cross your path again 

Who knows where or who knows when 

On some mountain without number 

On some highway without end 

Don't grasp my hand and say 

"Fate has brought you here today" 

Oh, fate is only foolin' with us, friend 

Keep your distance, keep your distance 

Oh, when I feel you close to me, what can I do but fall 

Keep your distance, keep your distance 

Oh, with us it must be all or none at all 

Oh, it's a desperate game we play 

Throw our souls, our lives, away 

On wounds that can't be mended 

And debts that can't be paid 

Oh, I played and I got stung 

Now, I'm biting back my tongue 

And sweepin' out the footprints where I strayed 

Keep your distance, keep your distance 

Oh, when I feel you close to me, what can I do but fall 

Keep your distance, keep your distance 

Oh, with us it must be all or none at all 

Oh, with us it must be all or none at all 

Keep your distance, oh, keep your distance