Intro : (x4)
S ittin' nearby the l ong steel rails w aitin' for a train to come
Y onder sleeps a little t own fa idin' with the settin su n
S ittin' here watchin' e venin' fall s ingin' alone some tu ne
And if the tr ain don't come 'til m idnight I guess I 'll sing it to the m oon
T oo many m iles t oo many m iles from h ome
T oo many m iles t oo many m iles al one
W ell I tried to hitch a r ide all day but the c ars kept passin' b y
I don't know where I'm g oin' babe but I k now the reason w hy
I 'm tryin' to find one c ertain town j ust one special p lace
Where w aiting with a s pecial smile t heir'll be one special f ace
T oo many m iles t oo many m iles from h ome
T oo many m iles t oo many m iles al one
I 've been thinkin' as I'm w aitin' as the h ours come and g o
There's m any a night I've s pent like this and there's m any a more I'll k now
And the f unny thing a bout it all t hough I ain't got no h ome
I know that e ach man finds his r esting place where h e ain't all al one
T oo many m iles t oo many m iles from h ome
T oo many m iles t oo many m iles al one