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500 Miles

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if you miss the train i'm on you will know that i have gone and i'm 500 miles from my home a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles a hundred miles you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles not a shirt on my back not a penny to my name no i can't go back home there's no way 500 miles 500 miles 500 miles 500 miles you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles hey if you miss the train i'm on you will know that i have gone and i'm 500 miles 500 miles i am 500 miles from my home

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aniota On Jan 12, 2002

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aniota

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2002-01-12 00:20:19

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by detached

24y ago

this song seems to be about starting over, moving on.

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by BadAstro83

24y ago

500 Miles is a ballad dating back to the Civil War I belive the originator was named West..or something like that. It was appropriate for the time of leaving a loved one and just going toward oppurtunity but at what cost. what is to be left behind...and what is to be gained

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