Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kenny Rogers
Vocals
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Guitar
Joe Chemay
Background Vocals
Kin Vassy
Background Vocals
Ress Williams
Drums
Richie Zito
Guitar
Terry Williams
Background Vocals
Trey Thompson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David MacKechnie
Songwriter
Kin Vassy
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kenny Rogers
Producer
Al Schmitt
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Reggie Dozier
Engineer
Stephen Schmitt
Engineer
Lyrics
I took a boat, I took a plane
Halfway around the world on a train
New York to Orleans, Japan to Tibet
The farther I go, the closer you get
And I can't get you out of my mind
All these years to forget, all these miles and yet
The farther I go, the closer you get
I took some dreams, I can't damp some dust
I damned your name, I cried and I cussed
I ran to the ends of the earth to forget
But the farther I go, the closer you get
And I can't get you out of my mind
All these years to forget, all these miles and yet
The farther I go, the closer you get
I found a friend, I took her home
I took her upstairs, disconnected the phone
We got warmer and warmer
Been blazing hot
But the farther we went, the closer you got
I can't even make love anymore
All these years to forget all the miles and yet
The farther I go, the closer you get
And I can't get you out of my mind
All these years to forget, all these miles and yet
The farther I go, the closer you get
The farther I go, the closer you get
The farther I go, the closer you get
The farther I go, the closer you get
Written by: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb