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500 Miles

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500 Miles Lyrics

if you miss the train i'm on
then you know that i'll be gone
lord i'm 500 miles away from home

lord i'm one, lord i'm two, lord i'm three, lord i'm four
lord i'm 500 miles away from home
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,
lord i'm 500 miles away from home

500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,
lord i'm 500 miles away from home

not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
lord i can't go-a-home this-a-way
this-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way,
lord i'm 500 miles away from home

500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,
lord i'm 500 miles away from home

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ecorchee1 On Jan 18, 2009

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2009-01-18 16:28:20

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