A Million Miles To The City Song Lyrics and Chords
A Million Miles To The City Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
A Million Miles To The City
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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Yeah I remember it now
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we were kids back then
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living down on the farm
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We were told that the city
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could only bring us
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harm
How far is the city
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somebody said
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you know that's a great big town
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And Barbara said why it's a million miles
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and the story got
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around
It's a
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million miles to the
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city from the
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hills and the valleys we
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know
It's a
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million miles to the
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city and some
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day we all wanna
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go
There was a town near by
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but a town is a town
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city well that's somethin' else
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Our daddy had been to a city
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but he never was much
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help
Why the buildings are
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taller than oak trees
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Ah but we knew better than that
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Ain't nobody could climb that high the
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cities were wide and
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flat
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Well now time has passed and
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we have grown and
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traveled far and wide
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The cities have changed the kids we were
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we see it in each other's
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Lord I'd love to go back to
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those hills again
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to the boy I used to be
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And the whippoorwills
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were part of the land like
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me
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FAQ
Who sang the the song A Million Miles To The City?
- The song A Million Miles To The City was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
