19 Years and 1800 Miles Songtext
von Cal Smith

Hello Fay I′m glad you called I know it's been a long while
Since I held your soft young body close to me
And I′ve laid awake so many nights and thought about your warm smile
But Fay you know there's lots of miles
Between Las Vegas and the hills of Tennessee

And Fay I lied to you a little bit out there in Vegas
Because I'm several years ahead of 32
And I said things that lead you to believe I had no family
And it′s killing me to tell you that
I′ve got a son that's almost old as you


There′s 19 years and 1800 miles between us Fay
I could whip the miles in two days driving time
There's 19 years and 1800 miles between us Fay
But it′s not the miles that's bothering my mind
It′s not the miles that's bothering my mind

You're 21 and I′m 2 score and full of vim and vigor
I can rise and shine with each new morning sun
But come twenty years I know I′m going to be a tired old sixty
You'll still be young and pretty and
Reaching for your prime at forty-one

And when I′m sitting in the shade and thinking of retirement
Your young body will be restless with desire
We'll go to bed and I′ll turn my back and sadly whisper goodnight
And grieve myself to death to know that
I'm not man enough to quench my woman′s fire


There's 19 years and 1800 miles between us Fay
I could whip the miles in two days driving time
But the 19 years won't disappear so thanks for calling Fay
I′d rather lose your love than lose my mind
I′d rather lose your love than lose my mind