10 Perfect Songs for Long Distance Relationships

Missing a lover who's a thousand miles away? Make that distance feel smaller by listening to these songs that are sure to uplift your spirits.

Music has such a profound effect on the human spirit. Whether we're sad, happy, lonely or missing someone, there's always a song out there that describes exactly how we feel. But isn't it amazing that there are songs out there that can perfectly describe the joy, the longing, the anticipation and the sadness of being in a relationship with someone who's miles and miles away?

Songs about long distance relationships

There are a lot of songs out there that deal with long distance relationships. But some of them may already be clichéd songs that you can get tired of listening to over and over and over again. That's why we've come up with a list of more modern songs that deal with long distance relationships. If you haven't heard some of the songs on this list, just check out the lyrics and that might encourage you to give it a listen.

#1 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers. If this catchy song doesn't cheer you up, we don't know what will! It's not explicitly stated to be a song about long distance relationships. But the guy who's singing the song talks about walking 500 miles and 500 more just to fall down at your door. Now is that dedication or what?

When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be

I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you

When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be

I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you

If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be

I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you

And if I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be

I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

#2 Your Call by Secondhand Serenade. This is a song about longing and reminiscing about the times when you were physically there with your partner. And now your relationship revolves mostly around waiting for his or her call. It's mostly a bittersweet song that deals with not wanting to be alone, but loving your partner enough to accept that you need to be apart for now.

Waiting for your call, I'm sick, call I'm angry

Call I'm desperate for your voice

Listening to the song we used to sing

In the car, do you remember?

Butterfly, Early Summer

#3 West Coast by Coconut Records. You haven't even left yet, and yet you miss your partner already. You wish you could just take them with you, but you can't. So once you've left, you have conversations out loud and pretend that your partner's still around. When you listen to this song, you can hardly feel the sense of dread due to the catchy tune. And sometimes, we need to mask the sadness with lightheartedness just so we can keep ourselves afloat, right?

And I miss you, I'm goin' back home to the West Coast

I wish you would've put yourself in my suitcase

I love you, standin' all alone in a black coat

I miss you, I'm goin' back home to the West Coast

#4 Better Together by Jack Johnson. Nothing beats being together. But in the meantime, you can let your memories and your dreams fill in the gap where the miles lay. It's such a relaxing tune that you can listen to when you're missing your significant other.

Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart

Like why are we here? And where do we go?

And how come it's so hard? It's not always easy and sometimes life can be deceiving

I'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we're together

#5 Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry. It's your last night together, before you have to leave your partner again. So instead of wallowing in misery, you save the night and have the time of your lives. That's actually quite a good philosophy. Why make each other miserable when you can enjoy the last remaining hours you have together?

Well we know I'm going away

And how I wish, I wish it weren't so

So take this wine and drink with me

And let's delay our misery

Save tonight and fight the break of dawn

Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone

#6 I Miss You by Incubus. The first couple of days after your partner leaves are almost always the hardest. Their scent and their presence still lingers long after they've left. But you know you'll see each other again in time, and in the meantime, you can just tell your partner that you miss them.

I see your picture, I smell your skin on the empty pillow next to mine

You have only been gone ten days, but already I am wasting away

I know I'll see you again, whether far or soon

But I need you to know, that I care and I miss you

#7 California King Bed by Rihanna. Being thousands of miles apart can take its toll on anyone. Sometimes you feel like you want to give up, like you want to be in an easier relationship. But when you're close to that breaking point, your partner would manage to remind you, in any way that they can, that what you have is worth fighting for.

Just when I felt like giving up on us

You turned around and gave me one last touch

That made everything feel better

And even then my eyes got wetter

So confused, wanna ask you if you love me

But I don't wanna seem so weak

Maybe I've been California dreaming

#8 So Far Away by Bamboo. We can never be in full control of the things that happen in our lives. But we have to do things to follow our dreams or fulfill our responsibilities, and that includes taking time away from someone we love. Carole King sang the original version of this song. But Bamboo's soothing voice perfectly captures the longing and frustration of not being able to hold the one you love when you need it most.

Long ago I reached for you and there you stood

Holding you again could only do me good

How I wish I could but you're so far away

One more song about movin' along the highway

Can't say much of anything that's new

If I could only work this life out my way

I'd rather spend it bein' close to you

But you're so far away

#9 If It Means a Lot to You by A Day to Remember. It's a beautiful and very modern duet about a couple who are on the verge of breaking up due to the pressure of being far apart. But the guy is trying to convince her to just wait until he comes home, so that they can work on their relationship.

If you can wait till I get home,

Then I swear to you that we can make this last.

If you can wait till I get home,

Then I swear come tomorrow, this will all be in our past.

Well it might be for the best.

#10 Jet Lag by Simple Plan and Natasha Bedingfield. You know that feeling of waiting up at strange hours just so you can have a couple of minutes to chat with your special someone? This song perfectly embodies that feeling, along with the feeling of anticipation for when you'll see each other again. Add a catchy tune, and you've got the perfect LDR song to make you both feel better.

What time is it where you are?

I miss you more than anything

And back at home you feel so far

Waitin' for the phone to ring

It's gettin' lonely livin' upside down

I don't even wanna be in this town

Tryin' to figure out the time zones makin' me crazy

Any relationship needs a soundtrack to perfectly capture what you're feeling. These songs remind you that there are other couples out there who are missing someone far away, but that should only serve to make your long distance relationship stronger.