Lord I'm five hundred miles
away from home
Teardrops fell on mama's note
when I read
the thing she wrote
She said we miss you
Son we love you
Come on home
Well I didn't have to pack
I had it all right on my back
Now I'm five hundred miles
away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Cold and tired
and all alone
Yes I'm five hundred miles
away from home
I know this is
the same road I took
the day I left home
but it sure looks
different now
I guess I look different too
'cause time changes everything
I wonder what they'll say
when they see their boy
looking this way
Oh I wonder what they'll say
when I get home
Can't remember when I ate
It's just thumb
and walking weight
and I'm still
five hundred miles
away from home
If my luck had been just right
I'd be with them all tonight
but I'm still
five hundred miles
away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Cold and tired
and all alone
Yes I'm five hundred miles
away from home
Lord I'm still
five hundred miles
away from home