(To the tune of Billy Joel’s “For The Longest Time”)

Social Distance Time

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Oh, oh, oh, oh
Social Distance Crime (“Time”)
Oh, oh, oh
Doing Social Distance time . . .

If you said “gesund” to my “heit”
Panic would ensue from left to right
But what can I do?
Sit by the fire by you?
That hasn’t happened for the longest time.

Once I thought that common sense was gone
While this weary wariness goes on
That’s when you found me
And you put your arms around me:
They haven’t been there for the longest time.

Oh, oh, oh, oh
They say it’s wrong this time
Oh, oh, oh
They say it’s wrong but . . .

I’m that guy who’s sipping from a straw
In the greatest bending of the law
But you were so sweet
And now you’re within six feet
That hasn’t happened for the longest time!

Maybe I’ve been cooped up too long
You look so light-headed
I could be wrong.
Maybe we’ve been coping too much
We’ve gone too long;
I long for your touch.

Who knows how much farther we must spread?
I’d get closer contact when I’m dead.
I’ll take my chances
I can’t forget those nice slow dances
We haven’t done that for the longest time.

I had secondary symptoms at the start
I said to myself
“A cold; stay apart.”
But I can’t ignore the woman that you are —
Too wonderful, too far —
And that’s more they can ask for.

I don’t care what consequence it brings
I have run afoul of greater things
I know it’s so bad
I think you ought to know that
I intend to hold you for the longest time!

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