500 Miles
1961 song by Hedy West / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the song by The Proclaimers, see I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles). For other uses, see 500 Miles (disambiguation).
"500 Miles" (also known as "500 Miles Away from Home" or "Railroaders' Lament") is a song made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return.