Written by Chris “Preach” Smith

When you find yourself in a long distance situation with someone, you face an arduous test. It’s a test of faith, a test of your resolve and strength that you have in order to keep trying to build a life with this other person.

There’s been moments where I’ve fought and cursed myself for being into someone so far away and not being able to do anything a regular couple can do together. I’ve literally had to catch myself from dialing her number for what seemed like the 300th time. When I’m in this kind of mood, the mood that makes you want to max out a credit card and take a red-eye with coffee in hand and passion on your mind, I find myself listening to Res’ “700 Mile Situation” off her first (and only) album, How I Do.

It’s as if listening to this song makes you turn your emotions inside out. Res makes this track a journey with soft vocals that make you believe she’s trying her best not to let her voice crack. And lines like “You leave so much behind that stare/Am I there with you?” just hit you in the gut like a medicine ball. Electric guitars and reggae-influenced drumming make this a reflective jam.

As I listen to it now, I think about my own situation and let it all go…if only for a few minutes.

Res – 700 Mile Situation