500 Miles

I'm 500 miles away from home
Teardrops fell on mama's note
When 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 right on my back
Now 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 home
But it sure looks different now
And I guess I look different too
'Cause time changes everything
I wonder what they say
When they see their boy looking this way
Oh, I wonder what they'll say when I get home

Can't remember when I ate
It's just a farm and walkin' weight
And I'm still 500 miles away from home
Lived my life that went just right
I'll 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

Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home
Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home
Yes, I'm 500 miles away from home