1995
Border Line
Composed by 
Ricky Ian Gordon
Ricky Ian Gordon Text by 
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs Song Collection
"Border Line" is the eighth song in Ricky Ian Gordon's song cycle Genius Child.
Text
Border Line
by Langston Hughes
I used to wonder
About living and dying–
I think the difference lies
Between tears and crying.
I used to wonder
About here and there–
I think the distance
Is nowhere.
–The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, p. 325
Sheet Music
Genius Child
Ricky Ian Gordon
1. Winter Moon
2. Genius Child
3. Kid in the Park
4. To Be Somebody
5. Troubled Woman
6. Strange Hurt: Long Version
7. Strange Hurt: Short Version
8. Prayer
9. Border Line
10. My People
11. Joy
2. Genius Child
3. Kid in the Park
4. To Be Somebody
5. Troubled Woman
6. Strange Hurt: Long Version
7. Strange Hurt: Short Version
8. Prayer
9. Border Line
10. My People
11. Joy