Too Far Away

In the heat of the night

There's a neon light

Where a cup of black coffee kills the appetite

The travelling man closes his dusty eyes

Resting down by the riverside

A sudden spark of a cigarette

The Texas coast is a long way yet

One thousand miles too far away

A crazy girl standing by the road

She don't even know where she's going

One of the unforgiven

Making up her angel face in the mirror

Cold cups of coffee by the unmade bed

The scent of her cheap perfume tells a story

How she ran away from home

Became a freeway child

Following her lonely star

One thousand miles too far away

The whisky man got old eyes

And stories full of lies

But good to pass away the time

As the sun comes up and the blinds go down

Living in this small town

Where the waitress smiled

She'd never seen the sea

Or smelt that special air

Maybe she'll get there

One fine day

But it's

One thousand miles too far away