700 Miles

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Words & music by Mary Lee Kortes. People often ask me where I found this song because they thing it's an old public domain folk song. But no, I wrote it! It was inspired by my Grandmother's trip diary. I found it after she died. It contained her documenting of her trip to visit me when I moved from Michigan to New York City, which is about 700 Miles.

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700 Miles (Music & Lyrics by Mary Lee Kortes)

It’s 700 miles from my love to me, 700 miles
Across the mountains, across the sea, 700 miles
The sun is hot and the night gets cold
She loves me young though she’s growing old
I looked for silver and I found gold, 700 miles

I got a long, long way to go, 700 miles
My destiny still escapes me so, 700 miles
I’m turning left and I’m falling right
I dance so hard till I lose my sight
But still see you in the starlit night, 700 miles

I kept the gold that you gave to me, 700 miles
I keep it safe where the eye can’t see, 700 miles
I miss you more than I thought I would
My heart won’t cry though it knows it should
I’d bring you back if I only could, 700 miles

It’s 700 miles from my love to me, 700 miles
It might as well be eternity, 700 miles
Heaven’s calling to you daily
You’ll slip away but you’ll always be
Close enough to believe in me, 700 miles
Close enough to believe in me
700 miles
Close enough I can almost see
700 miles

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from 700 Miles, released March 21, 2003
Mary Lee Kortes: vocals, tambourine
Eric Ambel: dulcitar
Andy York: electric e-bow guitars
Brad Albetta: bass
Graham Hawthorne: drums and percussion
Joe Chiofalo: accordion
Sibel Firat: cello

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"Songs so meticulously crafted they sound completely natural". Jon Pareles, The New York Times
“Mary Lee Kortes's voice—the high mountain sunshine of Dolly Parton with a sweet-iron undercoat of Chrissie Hynde." David Fricke, Rolling Stone
"Mary Lee in concert... a feast for lovers of great songwriting that thrives in live performance for its wit, insight and glowing humanity." Billboard
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