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
Can't remember when I ate, it's just thumb and walk and wait
And I'm still five hundred miles away from home
Oh, I'm still five hundred miles away from home