Ellis Paul - 3,000 Miles Lyrics
My name is robert wilson,Im from eau claire, wisconsin.Ive been living out of aSuitcase now for fourteen days...I walked the boulevard in hollywood,I caught a vegas show that was no good --Met a dancer there that starred in a broadway play.But its a lonely world from this greyhound,Believe me, Ive been here fourteen days.Three thousand miles,Ive been here fourteen days,Three thousand miles...Now twenty-one is as good a guess as any age that Id confess to,Lets just say Im old enough to get away.Back in school, I found the only written truthOn bathroom stalls and telephone booths.I studied awhile, but college got in my way.Ive learned much more from the back of this greyhound,Believe me, Ive been here fourteen days.Three thousand miles,Ive come a long, long way,Three thousand miles...Have you seen?The world outside is turning --And its yours --We were put here for the learning.People talk to themselves on greyhounds,Even the driver strains to hearThey tell the same forgotten story --Will it fall on forgetful ears?Down in houston on comes this womanWith two kids and a bottle of booze,And she cracked them both like match headsWhenever they ventured too close to her fuse.And I sat with a girl from boston,Playing cards for cigarettes.I lost her name with the poker game,But her name I will never forget --You never forget the view from these windows,Believe me, Ive been here fourteen days...Three thousand miles,Ive come a long, long way,Three thousand miles...
