I'm a mile away from where I belong   And I'm a mile away from home   I'm lying awake at the thought of you gone   And I'm a mile away from home      On top of the world he thought   Let down when he hit the spot   Dead stare in the mirror as he drove      Had room for growing up   He got cold feet so he had to run   To a city with a history of love      Knowing she relies on me   But I'm on my way to an unpredicted fall   Feet under the covers now   Lips sealed tight till I hear a sound   The sound of a soon redeeming call      I'm a mile away from where I belong   And I'm a mile away from home   I'm lying awake at the thought of you gone   And I'm a mile away from home      Now, I know I never dreamed to be a movie star   But I'm hiding in the Hollywood hills   I've learned regret from a coward's mouth   Wouldn't let her know how I feel      Held up and I'm stuck in line   Can barely get around on the 405   Headed downtown   In a half-full automobile      Now, but deep inside I see the light   I'm a runaway victim left alone   At night though you lay so far   We both stare out at the same old stars   Wishing for direction where to go      I'm a mile away from where I belong   And I'm a mile away from home   I'm lying awake at the thought of you gone   And I'm a mile away from home      Oh, but I could never forget   The guilty look in your eyes at the end   I walk the line like a merry-go-round   Thought I learned but I lost you again      And all at once if the world stops spinning   Maybe you could let me win   Oh, but I could never forget   The guilty look in your eyes at the end      And I'm a mile away from where I belong   And I'm a mile away from home   I'm lying awake at the thought of you gone   And I'm a mile away from home      I'm a mile away from where I belong   And I'm a mile away from home   I'm lying awake at the thought of you gone   And I'm a mile away from home      I'm a mile away from where I belong   And I'm a mile away from home   I'm lying awake at the thought of you gone   And I'm a mile away from home