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Long distance relationships suck. It doesn't matter if it's long distance with your boyfriend, your best friends, or your family the situation is not a desirable one. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who seems to be constantly dealing with long distance relationships.

For four years I had one with my family and friends back home, now I have one with my boyfriend and friends in DC. Don't even get me started on my other friends that find themselves scattered across the United States. Although, thanks to the iChat, texting, and other technological advances we don't have it as hard as they did years back it still isn't easy at times.

So here are my top ten songs that get me through those tough times when I'm missing my loved ones, whereever they might be at the current moment. The lyric excerpts following my selections easily sum up their reasoning.


10. Slide - Goo Goo Dolls

I wanna wake up where you are
I won't say anything at all
So why don't you slide

9. Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die

8. Goodnight Starlight - The Juliana Theory

And what we've got is something special,
And what we are is a perfect match.
And 3000 miles could never come between us,
No matter what we do, it's always you and me and you and
It's always me and you.

7. Tiger Lily - Matchbook Romance

why does tonight, have to end?
why don't we hit restart,
and pause it at our favorite parts.
we'll skip the goodbyes.
if i had it my way,
i'd turn the car around and runaway,
just you and i.

6. Second Star to the Left, Go Until Dawn - Copeland

I'm jealous of you, moon
tonight you'll get to see her
alone beneath the stars
and everything I fear

5. Hurts Like It Should - Chris Nathan

It hurts like it should
I know this is good
Cause you're the best damn thing I need in my life
And it hurts like it should
Lord I know this is good
Cause you're the best damn thing i needed tonight
I can't stand leaving you...

4. Better - Adam Richman

there was a time when I could say
it's fine to take this day by day
but knowing all we're meant to be
I find each day is killing me

but the times you come
or I am there
are worth the hurt
of this despair

3. Teleport A & B - Spill Canvas


My faith in you could move these mountains I am driving through
It's times like these when I wish I could teleport to you
'cause then we wouldn't have an issue
We're cleverly, strategically
Challenging our fright and insecurities,
And never seem to want to leave

2. Next to You - The Police

I can't stand it for another day
When you live so many miles away.
Nothing here is gonna make me stay,
(You) took me over, let me find a way.

1. Stay Where I Can See You - The Starting Line

I can name all 50 states
48 get in the way
From me being next to you (From me being next to you)
If it were up to me
We'd have everything we need
You'd have me, and I'd have you


I also have a problem following rules, that whole top 10 thing? Not so much. Here are a couple "honorable mentions," aka those who got thrown off the list when I remembered/rediscovered another one.

Stay On The Phone - The New Amsterdams
Faithfully - Journey
Dismantle. Repair - Anberlin
Left Coast Envy - The Starting Line
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's

Let me know what you think/any songs I might have missed! (As I'm posting this 10 other songs just came into my head that I should have had on it....maybe I'll make a "Top Ten Songs I missed on my Top Ten Songs for a Long Distance Relationship".)

xoxo audio love.