
Fancy Gap: “40,000 Miles”
Clip: 4/24/2025 | 4m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Fancy Gap performs “40,000 Miles,” which symbolizes the hard work behind the band’s debut album.
Fancy Gap performs “40,000 Miles,” a song that represents the dedication and hard work that went into making the band and its debut album a reality.
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Fancy Gap: “40,000 Miles”
Clip: 4/24/2025 | 4m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Fancy Gap performs “40,000 Miles,” a song that represents the dedication and hard work that went into making the band and its debut album a reality.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[gentle music] ♪ ♪ Terror twilight ♪ ♪ A fire beside the ocean ♪ ♪ Watch the waves come crashin' down ♪ ♪ All in slow motion ♪ ♪ And I could tell you ♪ ♪ But you already know it's true ♪ ♪ Your heart is mine ♪ ♪ But every time I try to get to you ♪ ♪ I lose ♪ ♪ I just get the blues ♪ [upbeat dramatic music] ♪ Lying on our backs, on the tracks ♪ ♪ Watching the vultures fly above ♪ ♪ Around in circles waiting for something ♪ ♪ Down here to die enough ♪ ♪ I can see the ending ♪ ♪ Now I'm beginning to wonder ♪ ♪ If lightning can strike the same man twice ♪ ♪ Then why is all I hear the thunder on down the line ♪ ♪ About forty thousand miles ♪ ♪ To the west ♪ ♪ Could it change your mind ♪ ♪ Saw the sunset in your eyes ♪ ♪ Before you left and it won't burn out ♪ ♪ Won't slow down until this hummingbird takes a rest ♪ [upbeat dramatic music] ♪ ♪ Hold your breath, babe ♪ ♪ Hold your fire for a day ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it now ♪ ♪ It's playing on your radio waves ♪ ♪ Hard to begin again ♪ ♪ All you wanna do is watch it spin ♪ ♪ If lightning could strike the same man twice ♪ ♪ Then why can't I make you love me again ♪ ♪ I tried ♪ ♪ About forty thousand times ♪ ♪ I'd guess, could it change your mind ♪ ♪ Did the sun behind the hills ♪ ♪ Do it best and it won't burn out ♪ ♪ Won't slow down until this hummingbird takes a rest ♪ [upbeat music] ♪ [upbeat dramatic music] ♪ [upbeat dramatic music continues] ♪ [music fades]
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