You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles Lord, you ought to have been around and seen that train coming down You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles Oh, I'm walking these times with tears in my eyes Tryin' to read a letter from my home From my home, from my home, from my home, from my home I'm tryin' to read a letter from my home If this train's runnin' right, I'll be home Saturday night But 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 Well, I got home Saturday night Me and my baby, we had a big fight Now I'm a hundred miles away from home Away from home, away from home, away from home, away from home Yes, I'm a hundred miles away from home From my home, from my home, from my home, from my home