[Intro]
You could the whistle blow a hundred miles

[Verse 1]
Lord, you oughta been around
And seen that train come 'round
You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles (a hundred miles)
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You could hear the whistle a hundred miles

[Verse 2]
Whoa, I'm walkin' these ties
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, from my home
I'm tryin' to read a letter from my home

[Verse 3]
If this train's running 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, away from home
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
Well, I got 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, away from home
Yes, I'm a hundred miles away from home