IT'S NOT THE MILES YOU TRAVELED 
(David Hall / Louis Redding)


Loretta Lynn - 1971
Faron Young - 1971
Cal Smith - 1973



        

I see that you're well traveled 
Round the world and back again
I don't think that's the answer 
'Cause you're still a lonely man
Now don't tell me the things you've done 
And the places you have stayed
If it's not the miles you've traveled
Then surely it must be the stops you've made

Each stop has left a mark 
That even time cannot erase
They cannot be forgotten 
'Cause they're written on your face
I wonder if you felt true love 
In all the games you've played
If it's not the miles you've traveled
Then surely it must be the stops you've made

So travelin' man move on 
To places far away from here
And, baby, don't remind me 
That you almost held me near
I could learn to love you 
But I'd still be so afraid
If I can't go the miles you travel
I don't wanna be another stop you've made






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)