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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Josh Ritter
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Josh Ritter
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I came into this world, I was lost, not found
It did not hold me in its arms like it holds me now
So I dreamt myself a bird who could cross the waves
And I woke up, just a man who was miles away
[Verse 2]
Miles away, miles away
Miles away, miles away
[Verse 3]
So I went to Cape Canaveral, and I went to the moon
And I stayed up there for a year or two
Famous picture of me above the blue parade
A man a million miles up, still miles away
[Verse 4]
Miles away, miles away
Miles away, miles away
[Verse 5]
So I went back to Kansas, it was summertime
Brought flowers to my family by the riverside
At the end of his life, they said my father had changed
Suppose we could have been friends, but I was miles away
[Verse 6]
Miles away, miles away
Miles away, miles away
[Verse 7]
Honey, you don't belong in a place like this
With your long, yellow hair and your hips
But the look in your eyes is like the world from space
The way the sun hits off the water from miles away
[Verse 8]
Miles away, miles away
Miles away, miles away
[Verse 9]
Honey, can you leave your light on?
Honey, can you leave your light on?
Honey, can you leave your light on?
Honey, can you leave your light on?
[Verse 10]
I'm miles away, miles away
Miles away, miles away
Written by: Josh Ritter