3000 Miles

Ellis PaulEllis Paul 

Follow 0 fans

Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey; January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. more »

Year:

1994

3:51

115 Views

Playlists:

#3

 Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer

My name is Robert Wilson
I'm from Eau Claire, Wisconsin
I've been living out of a 
suitcase now for fourteen days
I walked the boulevard in Hollywood
I caught a Vegas show that was no good 
Met a dancer there that starred in a broadway play
But it's a lonely world from this Greyhound
Believe me, I've been here fourteen days
Three thousand miles
I've been here fourteen days
Three thousand miles

Now twenty-one is as good a guess as any age that I'd confess to
Let's just say I'm old enough to get away
Back in school, I found the only written truth 
On bathroom stalls and telephone booths
I studied awhile, but college got in my way
I've learned much more from the back of this Greyhound
Believe me, I've been here fourteen days

Three thousand miles
I've come a long, long way
Three thousand miles

Have you seen? 
The world outside is turning 
And it's yours 
we were put here for the learning
People talk to themselves on Greyhounds
Even the driver strains to hear 
They tell the same forgotten story 
Will it fall on forgetful ears?

Down in Houston on comes this woman 
With two kids and a bottle of booze
And she cracked them both like match heads 
Whenever they ventured too close to her fuse
And I sat with a girl from Boston
Playing cards for cigarettes
I lost her name with the poker game
But her name I will never forget

You never forget the view from these windows
Believe me, I've been here fourteen days

Three thousand miles
I've come a long, long way
Three thousand miles

 Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer