“Long Distance Winner” is Track 5 on Buckingham Nicks (1973), Buckingham Nicks’ first and only album.
About the Song
“Long Distance Winner” is about Stevie’s relationship with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. “Back then ‘Long Distance Winner’ was very much about dealing with Lindsey. What the song is really all about is a difficult artist, (the song) saying, ‘I adore you, but you’re difficult, and I’ll stay here with you, but you’re still difficult” (White, 1998).
In 1998, Stevie included “Long Distance Winner” on her retrospective Enchanted: The Works of Stevie Nicks, the first and only time a Buckingham Nicks track has been digitally remastered for a commercial CD release.
Lyrics
Sunflowers and your face fascinate me
You love only the tallest trees
I come running down the hill
But you’re fast
You’re the winner
Long distance winner
Not unlike the blue white fire
You burn brightly in spite of yourself
I bring the water down to you
But you’re too hot to touch
You’re too hot to touch
Love somebody save their soul
Tie them to your heaven erase their hell
Love their lifestyle if you feel it
Don’t try to change them you never will
Sunflowers and your face fascinate me
You go into the dusty pink day
I come a calling unto you
But you run
You’re the winner
Long distance winner
Oh yeah, you’re the winner
Long distance winner, ah yeah
Love somebody save their soul
Tie them to your heaven erase their hell
Love their lifestyle if you feel it
Don’t try to change them you never will
Sunflowers and your face fascinate me
You love only the tallest trees
I come running down the hill
But you’re fast
You’re the winner
Long distance winner
Oh yeah, you’re the winner
Long distance winner, ah ah yeah
You’re the winner, ah ah yeah
(S. Nicks) 1973 © Pogologo Music/Buckingham Nicks Music/Donna Marta Music (BMI)
Reference
White, T. (1998, April 20). Nicks goes the distance. Billboard.
