500 miles away from home - bobby bare

500 Miles Away From Home
Written by: Bobby Bare, Charles Williams
Originally written by: [Traditional], Hedy West
Adapted from: 500 Miles written by Hedy West -


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Lyrics:
I'm five hundred 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 all right on my back
Now I'm five hundred miles away from home

Away from home, away from home
Cold and tired and all alone
Yes, I'm five hundred miles away from home

SPOKEN: (I know this is the same coat
I took when I left home
But it sure looks different now
And I guess I look different too
But time changes everything
I wonder what they'll say,
When they see their boy lookin' this way)

Oh, I wonder what they'll say when I get home

Can't remember when I ate
It's just thumb and walk and wait
And I'm still five hundred miles away from home
If my luck had been just right
I'd be with them all tonight
But I'm still five hundred miles away from home

Away from home, away from home
Cold and tired and all alone
Yes, I'm still five hundred miles away from home

Oh, I'm still five hundred miles away from home

Singers:
I'm Nine Hundred Miles Away From Home written by [Traditional]
1.I'm Nine Hundred Miles From Home Fiddlin' John Carson October 1924 2.900 Miles Cisco Houston 1953 3.Nine Hundred Miles Casey Anderson 1960 4.Nine Hundred Miles Barbara Dane 1961 5.900 Miles The New Christy Minstrels Under the Direction of Randy Sparks 1962 6.900 Miles Judi Resnick 1963 7.500 Miles Billy Strange 1964 8.900 Miles Terry Callier February 1966 9.900 Miles From Home Derroll Adams 1967 10.900 Miles Dion 1969 11.900 Miles I.D. Stamper 1977 12.900 Miles Bad Dooleys 1993 13.900 Miles The Parsonage January 2008

500 Miles written by Hedy West English
1.500 Miles The Journeymen 1961 2.500 Miles Peter, Paul and Mary May 1962 3.500 Miles The Green River Boys & Glen Campbell 1962 4.500 Miles The Kingston Trio 1962 5.500 Miles Jackie De Shannon August 1963 6.500 Miles The Brothers Four 1963 7.500 Miles Hedy West 1963 8.Five Hundred Miles Tony Preysler‎ 1963 9.500 Miles The Seekers 1964 10.500 Miles (Away from Home) Glen Campbell 1964 11.Five Hundred Miles The Shadows with The Norrie Paramor Strings July 1965 12.500 Miles Sonny & Cher 1965 13.500 Miles Unit 4+2 1965 14.500 Miles Johnny Rivers 1965 15.500 Miles Charlie Mariano 1967 16.Five Hundred Miles Johnny Nash March 1969 17.500 Miles The Seldom Scene 1972 18.Five Hundred Miles Mary Travers 1973 19.500 Miles Hooters 1989 20.500 Miles The Spiders July 14, 1998 21.500 Miles Bad Astronaut February 6, 2001 22.500 Miles Elvis Presley March 2004 23.500 Miles Rosanne Cash October 2, 2009 24.500 Miles David Munyon 2009 25.500 Miles David Hobson November 2, 2012 26.Five Hundred Miles Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan and Stark Sands September 24, 2013 27.500 Miles / Bird of Prey Bazilian & Wester 2013

500 Miles Away From Home written by Bobby Bare, Charles Williams
1.500 Miles Away From Home Bobby Bare (billboard hot 100) September 1963 2.500 Miles Away From Home Bill Anderson February 17, 1964 3.500 Miles Mary Wells 1968 4.500 Miles Away From Home Jerry Reed May 1972 5.Five Hundred Miles Away From Home Piet Veerman and The New Cats 1980 6.500 Miles Reba September 28, 1995 7.500 Miles From Home Hubbas 2002 8.500 Miles Away From Home Arly Karlsen 2004

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