900 Miles – English Lyrics

• By: Terry Callier, The Avener
• Album: HEAVEN

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I am just walkin' down that track

I've got tears in my eyes

I'm tryin' to read this letter from my home

From my home

An' if this train runs me right

I'll be home tomorrow night

'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home

An' if this train runs me right

I'll be home tomorrow night

'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once
tear /tɪər/ A1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid that comes from your eye when you cry
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
read /riːd/ A1	verb - to look at and understand the meaning of written or printed words
letter /ˈlɛtər/ A1	noun - a message that is written on paper or electronically and sent to somebody
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where you live
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to operate or function
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a series of vehicles that carry people or goods on rails
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or true adverb - exactly or directly
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
mile /maɪl/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 1,609.34 meters
tomorrow /təˈmɒrəʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
track /træk/ A2	noun - a narrow path or trail
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight

Key Grammar Structures

• I am just walkin' down that track

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I am just walkin' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now, emphasizing the ongoing nature of walking.

• I've got tears in my eyes

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I've got' is an example of the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

• I'm tryin' to read this letter from my home

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm tryin' is a contraction of 'I am trying,' using the present continuous tense to describe an action in progress.

• 'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home

  ➔ Present continuous tense with contraction and prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm nine hundred miles from my home' uses a contraction and a prepositional phrase to indicate distance and location.