Amanda was a small town blonde haired beauty    She had Heaven in her eyes and could light up a room    When she walked into view, she was the prettiest girl in my school    And I knew she'd never give me the time of day    No girls like her ever looked twice my way    She was out of my league    Oh, but that was alright with me       Cause I loved her from a distance    Like an angel watching from afar    I never had the nerve to mention    The fire burning in my heart    I knew a boy like me never woulda stood a chance    So I did the best I could    And I loved her from a distance       The Homecoming dance of our senior year    I finally got my courage up enough to overcome my fears    I would have asked her to dance    But her boyfriend never gave me a chance    Every step of every song they swung the night away    And I wish I could have wrapped my arms around her waist    And told her how I cared    Instead I only stood there and stared       But I kept loving her from a distance    Like an angel watching from afar    I never had the nerve to mention    The fire burning in my heart    I knew a boy like me never woulda stood a chance    So I did the best I could    And I loved her from a distance       The other night I saw her, first time in years    My heart skipped a beat when she came walking near    In those faded blue jeans    She's still the prettiest girl I've seen    And much to my surprise she said hello    And that she loved listening to me singing on the radio    I said that's a funny funny thing    Cause your in every song I sing       Yes I've been loving you from a distance    Since you were only seventeen    But I never had the nerve to mention    The feelings flowing inside me    I knew a boy like me never woulda stood a chance    So I poured my heart into the music that I made    And I kept loving you from a distance       Oh and now we have a story book romance    And I know one thing's for sure    This love can go the distance