There's thousand miles in back of me and many more to go Riding on a freight train feeling mighty low I keep wonderin' why she quit me but I guess I'll never know Yes she used to be my baby a thousand miles ago A thousand miles ago I started feeling bad 'Cause I just lost the future I thought I really had I know I shouldn't feel this way but I still love her so I can't keep from thinking about a thousand miles ago I know I've held her in my arms a thousand times or more Promised her a world of love 'til I learned the score That's why I'm feeling lonesome that's why I'm feeling low Yes she used to be my baby a thousand miles ago A thousand miles ago I started feeling bad 'Cause I just lost the future I thought I really had I know I shouldn't feel this way but I still love her so I can't keep from thinking about a thousand miles ago