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1​,​000 Miles From Nowhere

from Where Do We Go? by Stephen Schijns

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Something went wrong and you hit the road, ending up in a log cabin on the shady side of the mountain.....1,000 miles from nowhere and 2,000 miles from home. A fireside tale that grooves along, Lightfoot style.

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One Thousand Miles From Nowhere
Two thousand miles from home
Hope springs eternal in the heart of pain
‘n this heart’s the only one I own

Hitching a ride in north Ontario
“Go West Young Man” through the snow
Leave my troubles far behind me now
With the ones I’ll never know

Thanks for the ride; let me tell my tale
And you can see for yourself
How a broken man begins again
And takes his life back off the shelf

Now things went wrong like I thought they would
To run away was not the plan
I guess they saw us do what they called wrong
So there went the “Brotherhood of Man”

They ran us down like a hungry wolf
Takes the crippled for its prey
But the real wolves out in the woods
Don’t ask for more than we can pay

‘cause I’m
One Thousand Miles From Nowhere
Two thousand miles from home
Hope springs eternal in the heart of pain
And this heart it beats alone

I’ll ride a boxcar through Saskatchewan
Hop a valley to the coast
Find a mountain there to hide behind
A twenty-first century ghost

Life in the shadows where I can’t be seen
And what they look for can’t be found
They wouldn’t know a free man if they had him trapped
And when they’re gone I’ll be around

I’ll be
One Thousand Miles From Nowhere
Two thousand miles I will roam
Free at ease with my peace of mind
On the steps of my new home
One Thousand Miles from Nowhere
On the steps of my new home

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from Where Do We Go?, released July 31, 2022
Stephen Schijns: music, lyrics, vocals, guitar, whistling
Andrew Smith: guitars, bass, banjo, mandolin, percussion
Produced by Andrew Smith at Lake Studios, Kelowna, BC, Canada
SOCAN / MAPL

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Stephen Schijns Kelowna, British Columbia

From 60s singles to CFRC/CKCU DJ to garage band archivist to chart documentarian to songwriter and guitar player, Steve Schijns (pronounced "Skines") has soaked up classic influences over several decades to begin building his recording career as a mature and distinctive pop-rock creator. He is based in Kelowna, BC, Canada. ... more

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