Thousand Miles Away

from Anything You Wanted To by Dan Whitaker

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well the woman that I loved, she was long and tall
she moved her body like a cannonball
but when I turned the other way she was flirting with another guy
I told that woman to respect her man
she told me that was something she don't understand
and that made me feel so lowdown that I wanted to die

then it happened one day I was out on the town
drinking with some buddies who were hanging around
when we stopped into the Last Chance Lounge for a couple a brew
I saw my sweet baby wearing leather pants out on the dance floor doing the dirty dance
with a guy with a blue mohawk and a neck tattoo

I'm a leaving this town like a roaming gnome
or an old boll weevil looking for a home
'cuz I got nothing left to lose and nothing else to say
I took the 2:19 out of San Antone, I might write you baby but I'll never phone
and when the sun comes up I'm gonna be a thousand miles away

I said, "Hey mister, that's my girl you're with!"
as I clubbed him on the head with a Jim Beam fifth
but that old boy was tough as he swung and undercut my jaw
I was seeing stars but I was still on my feat
I told that sonuvabitch that he was cold, dead meat
and I preceded to beat his ass like you never saw

some guy in the corner thought he'd give it a try
the tables and the chairs really started to fly
and before too long everybody there wanted to brawl
I paused for a moment just to finish my bear
I could hear the sirens, they was getting near
so I cut on out of there while I still could crawl

I'm a leaving this town like a roaming gnome
or an old boll weevil looking for a home
'cuz I got nothing left to lose and nothing else to say
I took the 2:19 out of San Antone, I might write you baby but I'll never phone
and when the sun comes up I'm gonna be a thousand miles away
when the sun comes up I'm gonna be a thousand miles away
when the sun comes up I'm gonna be a thousand miles away

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from Anything You Wanted To, released September 25, 2017
Earl: bass
Eric: drums and tambourine
Dan: lead vocals, Tele rhythm, solo 2
Tom: acoustic guitar, bg vocals
Steve: dobro, solo 1

Written by Dan Whitaker
Starkananda Music BMI

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Dan Whitaker Austin, Texas

Songwriter Dan Whitaker is a lifelong musician with over 30 years performing and 14 albums of original songs to his name. Noted for his “smooth world-wise voice” and well-crafted tunes, he recently relocated from his longtime home Chicago to start a new chapter in Texas, where his outsider ways seem to fit right in. ... more

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