Lyrics

Fifty miles to Detroit
Whit Hill 1998

It?s only 50 miles to Detroit
He picks me up in the company car
And we eat in a restaurant with a view of the whole wide world
And I sit there wondering where you are.
It?s only 50 miles to Detroit.

Well it?s 1200 miles to your place
Hot weather, good food, red clay
And I do believe I mentioned you might have some love for me
But if I want it, I gotta drive three days
And it?s only 50 miles to Detroit.

In that city, in that city, in that city, I won?t be alone
In that city, yeah, I?ve got something.
It ain?t nothing like you baby, but at least it?s close to home.

You never promised me one thing
You simply took my breath away
Could you maybe wrap it up and send it north to me
I might find a use for breath some day
Here, 50 miles from Detroit.

In that city?

Sometimes I take the country roads
Sometimes I take I-94
And I play that tape you made me, all your favorite songs
But I never reach the good part by the time I reach his door.
?cause it?s only 50 miles to Detroit.