verse 1
Between our father and our son
Between the city and the one
Before the teacher and the test
Before the journey and the rest
verse 2
The shining eye will never cry
The beating heart will never die
The house on fire holds no shame
I will be coming home again
Four hundred miles
Without a word until you smile
Four hundred miles
N.C.
Bridge
Between the woman and the boy
Between the child and his toy
Instrumental
verse 3
Between the woman and a boy
Between the child and a toy
Before the following of the west
Before the journey and the rest
Four hundred miles
Without a word until you smile
Four hundred miles
Without a word until you smile
Four hundred miles
N.C