| Peter, Paul and Mary – 500 Miles Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| This song is about the unemployed men who stowed away in train box cars during the Great Depression, seeking to spare their families the burden of feeding them, and hoping to find work in another town. The singer has no money to call or write to his family, to let them know where he is. He says that if they did not actually see him get on the train, they will realize that he must have done so when they notice that he is missing and hear the train's whistle. Later in the song, he laments that he is ashamed to return home because he has not found work and has no money to bring back to his family. | |
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