500 Miles Away From Home

Teardrops fell on mama's note

As I read the things 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

But I'm 500 miles away from home

Away from home, away from home

Cold and tired and all alone

Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home

Away from home, away from home

Cold and tired and all alone

Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home

I know this is the same road I took the day I left

But it sure looks different now

But then I guess I look different too

'Cause time changes everything

Oh, I wonder what they'll say

When they see their boy this way

I wonder what they'll say when I get home

Can't remember when I ate

It's just thumb, walk, and wait

And I'm still 500 miles away from home

If my luck had been just right

I'd be with them all tonight

But I'm still 500 miles away from home

Away from home, away from home

Cold and tired and all alone

Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home

Away from home, away from home

Cold and tired and all alone

Yes, I'm still 500 miles away from home

I'm still 500 miles away from home