It's Not The Miles You Traveled Song Lyrics and Chords
It's Not The Miles You Traveled Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
It's Not The Miles You Traveled
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by David Hall and Louis Redding
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I see that you're well traveled probably
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been around the
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world
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I don't think that's the answer cause you're
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still a lonely
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girl
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Don't tell me the things you've done the
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places you have
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stayed
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If it's not the miles you
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traveled
Then
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surely it must
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be the stops you
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made
Each stop has left a mark that even
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time cannot
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erase
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They cannot be forgotten cause they're
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written on your
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face
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I wonder if you felt true love in
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all the games you
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played
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traveled
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surely it must
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be the stops you
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made
So traveling girl move on to places
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far away from
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here
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And don't let me be reminded that I
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almost held you
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near
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I could learn to love ya but I'd
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still be so
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afraid
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If I can't go the miles you
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traveled
I don't
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wanna be
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another stop you
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made
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If it's not the miles you
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traveled
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surely it must
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be the stops you
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made
FAQ
Who sang the the song It's Not The Miles You Traveled?
- The song It's Not The Miles You Traveled was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
