Miles and Miles

How many hearts to get to heaven?

How many hands have held you
Till the paint wore off and the words wore through
How many hands have held you

How many women have stood here
Till their minds went dead and their backs were breaking
How many women have stood here
And all they ever saw

Miles and miles of water
And the sun beats down and the rain gets in
Miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of water

How many loads did you carry
Till the boat went down and the purse was empty
How many loads did you carry

And how many lit your light here
In this tiny cabin with nowhere else to go
You lived and died here
All you ever saw

Miles and miles of water
And the sun beats down and the rain gets in
Miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of water

Miles and miles of water
And the sun beats down and the rain gets in
Miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of water
That's all you ever saw