Loretta Lynn
"It's Not The Miles You Traveled" lyrics

It's Not The Miles You Traveled

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 played
If it's not the miles you've traveled
Then surely it must be
The stops you've made

So, traveling 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

Authors: Dave Hall, Louis Redding