Words and Music by : Hedy West Artist: The Brothers Fours on; Chad Mitchell Trio; DeCormier Singers Album: Song:500 Miles If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home Away from home, away from home, away from home, away from home Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home. Not a shirt on my back Not a penny to my name Lord I can't go back home this away This away, this away, this away, this away Lord I can't go back home this away