You’re a Million Miles from Nowhere

(When You’re One Little Mile From Home)
A popular song from 1919
Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
Music by Walter Donaldson

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. Did you ever feel sad and blue
   Longing for those who long for you?
   Wanderers never find rest
   Away from the ones they love best

Chorus
You’re a million miles from nowhere
When you’re one little mile from home
It’s the song of Mother’s tears
That keeps ringing in your ears
You just leave the gates of Heaven
When you leave Mother’s arms to roam
You’re a million miles from nowhere
When you’re one little mile from home

2. At the end of each lonely lane
   There’s a mother who waits in vain
   When every door closes, too
   Her arms will be open to you

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