These are great lyrics. A tale as old as time and a nice spin on this theme! And love the arrangement. That second to last chord in the chorus hits hard. And the organ is awesome!

This song has a classic 1960’s country feel to it… the piano and organ co-mingling to bring a feel of melancholy. Simple, but effective, story… clean instrumentation, effective harmonies bring the perfect blend. Great cowriting!

Love that big opening organ and how it is used throughout the song. It adds a nice lift to the chorus. Wonderful space in the instrumental track around the verses. Beautiful piano playing. The deep, rich vocals are so expressive. I can really feel the pain in the chorus of what can never be. Patty does an excellent job highlighting the space between these two characters, summing it up so succinctly in the line "Apart by a country mile". As always such wonderful and relatable story telling in these lyrics. Great collab!

This is lovely - sweet, sad, wistful. The mellow country vibe suits the lyrics perfectly. The piano is awesome!

Love the choice of instrumentation on this. The organ sounds perfect on it. Great story song Patty. I can imagine hearing it in a pub or a roadhouse stop. It’s very cool.

Beautiful piano playing and singing! Very evocative of the sadness of something that seemed good but just can't stand the test of time 😭 I like the realism of the lyrics that don't 'cave' and lead to a happy ending. Seems almost more relatable that way. Really nice job!

Great collab. The lyrics are a good bit of storytelling, and I like the telling details: picking up supplies; the scent of the fir trees

It's a country song without guitars, which just shows that country's a state of mind. The organ is adding great flourishes, but as usual, it's the progressions that build it so well. Smart choices with the harmonising and occasional jazzy note to add appropriate twanginess! Captures the mood in the lovelorn lyrics to a T. Plenty of things to love, but the overall is, it's a great collab. Loads of heart!

Great song! I love the rhythm and chord progression of the tune and how well the instrumentals support the lyrics. The story is crystal clear and the images do a great job of painting the divide between the two lovers: I love "The quiet made her antsy/The mountains hemmed her in/She couldn’t see a life here/It didn’t fit her skin"

A sad and well written song. Reminds me of a romcom, but in the end he would be showing up in her city to be with her -lol. You paint beautiful visuals. I love the country treatment. A perfect fit! Awesome collaboration ❤️

Definitely country (Yee-Haw!) About half of the songs I write are country, I do love this one. Great collaboration! ❤️

The organ gives it a sound like The Band, but with Bruce Hornsby taking the lead on piano! Great lyrics, fully showing the story - but so predictable, from the title!

Ah what a great (albeit heartbreaking? concept)! The instrumentation is great and I love the harmonies!

Great premise (I know several couples who are a bit like this!), expertly told and composed. I was sold from the opening organ glissando. Neil’s really captured the underlying sense of sadness, both in the mournful country balladry and the longing in the vocal. Lovely collab, well done both!

The lyrics tell a great story of a tragic incompatibility very well. The music is appropriately sad, and the performance and production are excellent. Wonderful collaboration.

A very country lyric well taken to more cross genre by the delivery! Yup star organ there for sure. Very tight lyric that moves along the story. Nice collab

what a fun collab! and it worked out so well. i love the organ a lot a lot and the piano is gorgeous as well. the vocals are a perfect match for the instrumentation and your mix on this too! nice job both of you. lyrics are really intriguing and carry you through a story. more from you both, please!