500 MILES

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four
Lord I'm 500 miles from my home
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles
Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home

Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way
This a-away, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way

If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

Written by Hedy West, and originally released by Peter, Paul And Mary on their 1962 debut album Peter, Paul And Mary.

A Castiles setlist from autumn 1965 at the Reception Hall, Monmouth County, NJ, includes a song titled 500 MILES (read below). Most probably this is a cover of the song by Peter, Paul And Mary that was released 3 years earlier.

From Brucebase, about the autumn 1965 show at the Reception Hall, Monmouth County, NJ:

01- IF YOU NEED ME
02- I UNDERSTAND
03- GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES
04- SUMMERTIME
05- SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
06- NEVER ON SUNDAY
07- SIDEWALK
08- unidentified title
09- IN THE MOOD
10- TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOU
11- 500 MILES
12- SATISFACTION
13- WIPE OUT
14- STRANGER ON THE SHORE
15- WHAT'D I SAY
16- MOON RIVER
17- YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING
18- WALK DON'T RUN
19- WHAT'S YOUR NAME
20- TILL THERE WAS YOU
21- THE LAST TIME
22- FOR YOUR LOVE
23- unidentified title
24- I GOT YOU BABE
25- THE "THIRD MAN" THEME
26- IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
27- MONEY
28- PLAY WITH FIRE
29- TELL ME
One show, with The Castiles the sole act on the bill. The above-mentioned 27 songs titles (plus 2 titles that are illegible) have been culled from a surviving inventory/setlist document that was originally in the possession a member of The Castiles. This list is believed to have emanated from a wedding reception the band performed in the autumn of 1965. With the exception of SIDEWALK (co-written by Bruce) all of the songs are covers of other artist's material, with the most recently released song at the time being Sonny & Cher's I GOT YOU BABE (Jul 1965). The setlist includes numerous 1964 thru early 1965 "British Invasion" hits by the Stones, Yardbirds, Kinks, Zombies and Beatles – a clear indication of the kind of music the band was playing at teen gigs. The high proportion of 1950's ballad material in this particular show (sung by George Theiss, not Bruce) is likely the result of it being a wedding, with manager Tex Vinyard making sure his boys also cater to the older relatives in attendance. These include the G-Clefs' I UNDERSTAND, Acker Bilk's STRANGER ON THE SHORE, Don & Juan's WHAT'S YOUR NAME and Anton Karas' THE "THIRD MAN" THEME. There is no circulating audio of any of this performance.