19 Years And 1800 Miles

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