If you miss the train I'm on
Then you'll know I'm gone
Lord, I'm 500 miles from my home
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles
Lord, I'm 500 miles from my home
Not a shirt on my back
Not a penny to my name
Lord, I can't go home this-a-way
This-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way
Lord, I can't go home this-a-way
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm five, five, 500 miles from my home, from my home
500 miles, 500 miles
Lord, I'm 500 miles from home
If you miss the train I'm on
Then you'll, you'll know I'm gone
Lord, I'm 500 miles from my home
500 miles, 500 miles
Lord, I'm 500 miles
Yes, I'm 500 miles from my home
Lord, I'm 500 miles from my home